Archive for July, 2009

Do you deserve to Die?

July 28, 2009

The Forgotten Question in the Health Care Debate

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Do you deserve to die?

Do your friends and family?

Michael Collins
Also published here, here, and here

Scenario 1: You’ve just been diagnosed with a cancer of the lymphatic system.  You’re told that it requires a procedure within the next two weeks.  Unfortunately, [...]

A Nation on the Brink – Mexico’s July 5 Legislative Elections

July 4, 2009

A Nation on the Brink Mexico’s
July 5 Legislative Elections
Part 2 of a three part series (Part 1)
Michael Collins and Kenneth Thomas
Also posted at The Agonist
Mexico approaches this election confronting the rise of a narcostate, growing economic chaos, social inequalities, citizen disenchantment–or worse
As Mexico approaches the July 5th mid-term elections, the nation confronts two critical [...]