GOP push for repeal of health reform: Is it politically wise? (Christian Science Monitor)
Push would repeat the sin of spending too much time on health care and makes revenge the first order of business
House Rule: Will John Boehner control the Tea Party Congress? (New Yorker)
To predict the fate of health care reform, it helps to understand Boehner. Excellent profile
2011: The Year of the Vegetable (WSJ)
More evidence the Wall Street Journal supports healthy eating. Op-ed by chairman of Atlee Burpee, the seed company, argues: To end obesity, plant gardens (and buy more seeds).
Few U.S. Medical Tourists Go Overseas For Care (NPR)
Average number of patients going abroad each year: a whopping 285
Insurers Sued Over Death Bets (WSJ)
It’s a bit like writing mortgages in order to bundle them and resell as investments. Buy life insurance policies of the elderly. Sell to investors. Practice is now riddled with lawsuits
Why Animal Experimenters Should Be Vegetarians (Bioethics Forum)
Good idea, but the logic of this argument didn’t convince me
Facing Threat From WikiLeaks, Bank Plays Defense (NYT)
Bank of America (and corporate America) prepare to have their dirty linen aired in public
Europe’s Young Grow Agitated Over Future Prospects (NYT)
Aging population and poor job prospects for the young. Europe differs from the US, but there are also similarities
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