Hiển thị các bài đăng có nhãn oligarchy. Hiển thị tất cả bài đăng
Hiển thị các bài đăng có nhãn oligarchy. Hiển thị tất cả bài đăng
Thứ Hai, 14 tháng 4, 2014

Planned Obsolescence Disguised as Innovation, Oligopoly Disguised as a Free Market, and the Enrichment of Oligarchs

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The New York Times published another article in its series on the high cost of US health care.  This one, focused on the care of type 1 di...
Thứ Năm, 3 tháng 4, 2014

Finally, An Article in a Large Circulation Medical Journal with Systematic Data about Leaders of Academic Medicine Conflicted by their Service on Health Care Corporate Boards

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Background - a New Species of Conflict of Interest Since 2006 , we have posted repeatedly about  what was then a new species of severe conf...
Thứ Ba, 1 tháng 4, 2014

No Fooling - When a Retired Conservative Politician Warns About Oligarchy...

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then things must be getting really bad. Of course, we have been warning about oligarchy , and related issues such as concentration of power ...
Chủ Nhật, 26 tháng 2, 2012

Three Facets of One Hospital: Coddling the Rich, Hounding the Poor, and Crooked Executives

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Juxtaposing three news stories from the past few months raises disturbing questions about the priorities of the leaders of one of the US...
Thứ Tư, 25 tháng 1, 2012

Unequal Justice Under Law - Comparing Cases of Alleged Misbehavior by Large Health Care Organizations and Individuals

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How the wealthy and powerful have become able to play by a different set of rules than those affecting ordinary people may be the defining i...
Thứ Năm, 3 tháng 11, 2011

Health Care Also Needs to Challenge "Crony Capitalism," the "New Gilded Age, and "the Idolatry of the Market"

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The increasing size and scope of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, and continuing instability in the finance system, most recentl...
Thứ Hai, 3 tháng 10, 2011

How the Rich and Influential Get Health Care Different from You and Me: Data About How Very Influential Persons Get Expedited Care

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An MSNBC story summarized some new data about how at least a particular subset of the rich can get different health care from you and me: E...