And start advocating for what we've wanted from the beginning—Single-Payer In 2009, I started a small group called Fight for Healthcare (now defunct). The purpose of this group was to advocate for what I and many others believed was candidate Obama's promise to enact a public health care option. As far as we were concerned,... Continue Reading →
A Pardon For Alan Turing
60 Years Late is Better Than Never(?) It's good to see that Queen Elizabeth II has announced a pardon for the great mathematician and cypher, Alan Turing. After all, his only crime was being gay. It may be a good sign that we've cut the shelf life for ignorance and bigotry down to a mere... Continue Reading →
RIP Nelson Mandela
I have nothing to write on this yet. I want to get my thoughts together. Regardless, on one hand, the world has lost one of its great freedom fighters. On the other hand, the world had the benefit of this man, whether we knew it or not, for 95 years.
So You Want to be a Model?
Just Hit the Genetic Lottery!
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