The demise of single payer started a long time ago — a guest blog by Leftover

For frequent readers of this blog, Leftover needs no introduction. He’s been a vigorous and thought-provoking commenter for years. This is his first Dating Jesus blog post: Single Payer is dead. After a long struggle against the neoliberal commodification of healthcare, Single Payer has succumbed to the demands of our Hayekian market society that dictate …

Two words in regard to Obamacare: Single payer

Leftover sends Robert Weissman’s response to the Supreme Court’s decision last week. Weissman writes: In upholding most of the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court lets stand legislation that offers some important benefits, but only to a portion of those who are uninsured, and will predictably fail to solve our nation’s health care crisis. However …