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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

More on why medical bills are killing us, including an account of my own recent experience

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TIME magazine has put its brilliant long cover article, "Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us" (March 4, 2013), behind a paywall, s...
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

MY BELOVED WORLD by Sonia Sotomayor

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I was barely awake, and my mother was already screaming. I knew Papi would start yelling in a second. That much was routine, but the substan...
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Please hire me

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[Working till she drops] A couple of years ago my 40-something cardiologist earnestly told me that the Social Security/Medicare problem ...
Monday, February 18, 2013

DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 4: What's next?

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The long wait begins: Americans will not see Downton Abbey Season 4 until next January, though Britons will see it in September (however, t...
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Friday, February 15, 2013

WHAT'S A DOG FOR? by John Homans

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When I saw this book's title in a New York Times  review last month, I thought it might be similar to Jon Katz's engaging 2003 book...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Is the West's reckless lifestyle killing our poorer neighbors?

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[Africa, with Tanzania highlighted] I spent all day Monday in an outpatient clinic (I'm fine; thanks for asking). I met a lot of nur...
Monday, February 4, 2013

The contraceptive kerfuffle: a common-sense approach

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If I were Queen of America, here's what I'd do about contraceptives. First, I'd apologize for the current kerfuffle over whe...