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Few people in American history have saved more lives than Dr. Sidney Wolfe. Dr. Wolfe and his small staff at the Health Research Group of Public Citizen have taken on Big Pharma and the FDA to pull over two dozen dangerous drugs and countless hazardous medical devices off the market, not to mention putting numerous incompetent doctors out of business. Over the course of his storied career, Sid worked relentlessly for workplace safety and with his best-selling book and subsequent newsletter Worst Pills/Best Pills, provided the American people with the most reliable, up-to-date, evidence-based, easy-to-read guide to pharmaceuticals ever compiled. Today we pay tribute to the man who invented the concept of the “public interest doctor.”Dr. Steffie Woolhandler is a co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program, which is a non-profit research and education organization that advocates for single-payer national health insurance. Dr. Woolhandler is a practicing primary care physician, distinguished professor of public health and health policy in the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Public Health, an adjunct professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Woolhandler has authored more than 150 journal articles, reviews, chapters, and books on health policy.Dr. David Himmelstein is a co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. Dr. Himmelstein is a practicing primary care physician, distinguished professor of public health at the City University of New York, a lecturer at Harvard Medical School, and a His more than 150 peer reviewed studies include widely-cited articles appearing in the New England Journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA, Health Affairs and the American Journal of Public Health on the excess death rate among the uninsured, medical bankruptcy, health care administrative costs, insurance firms' misbehaviors, and dangerous medications.For over 50 years, Dr. Sidney Wolfe—who directed Public Citizen's Health Research Group—has been what I would call the doctor's doctor. Stressing the prevention of trauma and sickness, stressing accountability for gouging and unsafe practices by the drug companies, and pushing for effective regulation by the Food and Drug Administration and the Occupational Safety and Health Agency.Ralph NaderI think that Dr. Sid Wolfe had that emotional intelligence that went with his cognitive intelligence, which makes all the difference in terms of whether someone just knows something and bewails it, or someone just knows something and connects it to action that saves people's lives and prevents injuries.Ralph NaderDr. Sid Wolfe was insistent that those who sell drugs and profit from drugs have to prove that the drug is actually safe, that the harms do not outweigh the benefits. And for many, many drugs on the market in the United States, Sid and others found out that the harms were much greater than the benefits. In identifying literally dozens of drugs that were unsafe, that should not be used, Sid has saved hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of lives of Americans who were threatened by unsafe drugs.Dr. Steffie WoolhandlerDr. Sid Wolfe was meticulous about the truth. Sid insisted that you couldn't overstate what you didn't know, that the most important responsibility of doctors was to be honest with the patients, with the public, with the government about what we know and what we don't know—and often what we don't know is critically important. He never stretched the truth. That was important, not just because others were watching and trying to find flaws in what he did, but it was inherent in Sid's character that he cared about telling the truth and about doing what was right.Dr. David HimmelsteinRobert Weissman is a staunch public interest advocate and activist, as well as an expert on a wide variety of issues ranging from corporate accountability and government transparency to trade and globalization, to economic and regulatory policy. As the President of Public Citizen, Weissman has spearheaded the effort to loosen the chokehold corporations and the wealthy have over our democracy.Outrage may have been Sid's catchphrase, because he saw so much outrageousness in the health field. Precisely because he knew that things were being put on the market that shouldn't be, or services were being withheld from people that shouldn't be— not because of any lack of information, but because of the improper influence and political power and economic power of Big Pharma and the for-profit health insurance industry. And he was outraged about that. Because he understood it rightfully as a matter of life and death.Robert WeissmanDr. Peter Lurie is President and Executive Director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest—an independent, science-based consumer advocacy organization that advocates for a safer, healthier food system. The CSPI also publishes NutritionAction, a healthy-living guide for consumers. Dr. Lurie previously worked with the Food and Drug Administration and Public Citizen's Health Research Group, where he co-authored their Worst Pills, Best Pills consumer guide to medications.'Dr. Sid Wolfe was the person who really held [the FDA's] feet to the fire and held us— or even me, when I was there—accountable. He was the person who raised the impertinent questions. He was the person who asked why you couldn't do more, or he was the person who asked why you did what you had done. All of those were appropriate to do. And all of those challenged the agency in ways that I think were healthy, even if not always welcomed by the agency.Dr. Peter LurieI didn't think, personally, that you could actually win in this life. What I thought that I would do was tilt at windmills for the rest of my life, fight the good fight, maybe be an honorable person, maybe my kids would appreciate it. That's all I really thought would happen. But what Dr. Sid Wolfe showed me was that if you picked the right project, if you picked the project that was the right size, that involved a question that was actually being posed to a regulatory agency… If you picked that right-sized project and you brought the right data to bear, you actually could win. You could get that warning on the box. And if you won the first time, that told you that you could win a second and a third and a fourth time. And that is what keeps you going.Dr. Peter Lurie Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Anna M. and Elizabeth chat with Dr. Mary Himmelstein a professor and researcher in psychological sciences at Kent State University. Mary is the director of the SWAG Lab, a social and health psychology lab where she examines biopsychosocial mechanisms which influence health and disease processes, and conducts research broadly on identity, stress, and coping processes in weight stigma and masculinity.  They discuss: Weight stigma and the different ways people can experience it. How negative body-related feelings affect our perspectives and the way we move through the world, and how this also affects the way we parent. The kinds of conversations parents should be having with their children about weight stigma and masculinity, and some helpful ways to frame the way we talk about body size and social identities. Research findings from the SWAG Lab work on masculinity, social identities and barriers to health. Links:  About Dr. Himmelstein Dr. Himmelstein's SWAG Lab Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast  Lutz, Alexander & Associates Nutrition Therapy Pinney Davenport Nutrition https://thirdwheeled.com/ https://m8.design/ https://www.sonics.io/ Dr. Mary Himmelstein earned her PhD in social psychology and intradisciplinary health psychology from Rutgers, New Brunswick in 2016.  She is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University. She has published over 50 peer reviewed papers primarily on weight stigma or masculinity as they relate to health.

The seminal publication of the AAP's Guideline on the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity serves as the source of our fifth episode in the series on Health Equity in Children.  The best practices for managing obesity go beyond discussions of beauty and body image to include systemic racism, obesity as a chronic disease, and the reckoning that children and adolescents with obesity are people first. Want to make a bigger difference in health equity? Complete an anonymous survey here after you listen to the episode or visit www.thepedsnp.com and click the “Complete a Survey” button at the top of the page. The responses will provide greater insight into how podcasts impact education and behavior through microlearning of health equity concepts. After you complete a survey, you'll receive a separate link to enter your email to a raffle for a $15 Amazon gift card.  Winners will be chosen at random and notified by email one week after the original publication date. This raffle was made possible by grant funding from the sources below.  Disclaimer: This series was supported by the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Dr. Rasheeda Monroe Health Equity grant whose mission is to support research and quality improvement aimed at improving health equity among infants, children, and adolescents. The content of this episode reflects my views and does not necessarily represent, nor is an endorsement of, NC NAPNAP or the Dr. Rasheeda Monroe Health Equity grant.  For more information, please community.napnap.org/northcarolinachapter. References Bell, C. N., Kerr, J., & Young, J. L. (2019). Associations between Obesity, Obesogenic Environments, and Structural Racism Vary by County-Level Racial Composition. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(5), 861. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16050861 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Inclusive communication principles. Gateway to Health Communication. https://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/Key_Principles.html Gmeiner, M. S., & Warschburger, P. (2020). Intrapersonal predictors of weight bias internalization among elementary school children: a prospective analysis. BMC pediatrics, 20(1), 408. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02264-w Hadjiyannakis, S., Ibrahim, Q., Li, J., Ball, G. D. C., Buchholz, A., Hamilton, J. K., Zenlea, I., Ho, J., Legault, L., Laberge, A. M., Thabane, L., Tremblay, M., & Morrison, K. M. (2019). Obesity class versus the Edmonton Obesity Staging System for Pediatrics to define health risk in childhood obesity: results from the CANPWR cross-sectional study. The Lancet. Child & adolescent health, 3(6), 398–407. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30056-2 Hampl, S. E., Hassink, S. G., Skinner, A. C., Armstrong, S. C., Barlow, S. E., Bolling, C. F., Avila Edwards, K. C., Eneli, I., Hamre, R., Joseph, M. M., Lunsford, D., Mendonca, E., Michalsky, M. P., Mirza, N., Ochoa, E. R., Sharifi, M., Staiano, A. E., Weedn, A. E., Flinn, S. K., Lindros, J., … Okechukwu, K. (2023). Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity. Pediatrics, 151(2), e2022060640. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-060640 Haqq, A. M., Kebbe, M., Tan, Q., Manco, M., & Salas, X. R. (2021). Complexity and Stigma of Pediatric Obesity. Childhood obesity (Print), 17(4), 229–240. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2021.0003 Puhl, R. M., & Himmelstein, M. S. (2018). Adolescent preferences for weight terminology used by health care providers. Pediatric obesity, 13(9), 533–540. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12275 Puhl, R. M., Peterson, J. L., & Luedicke, J. (2011). Parental perceptions of weight terminology that providers use with youth. Pediatrics, 128(4), e786–e793. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2010-3841 Yan J, Liu L, Zhu Y, Huang G, Wang PP. The association between breastfeeding and childhood obesity: a meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 2014 Dec 13;14:1267. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1267. PMID: 25495402; PMCID: PMC4301835.

Truly, a great game is ending on a bit of a whimper. So much life has gotten in the way of recording this ep, and it would be great to be able to come back to talk about the BEST MAP EVER, but... dawg, it's Haven Island. This is a pretty weak map. Still, it's great to get the gang back together. Next month: Himmelstein, Austria, Hantu Port, Singapore, and Perm-14, Siberia, Russia, the Hitman 2 Sniper Assassin maps If you want to find our cast on Twitter Six is @sixdettmar, and Matthew is @Infinite_Rewind. Tai is blissfully Twitter-free. Our intro music is Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod, and our outro music is the Mission Complete theme from Hitman 2. You can email any questions or comments to the show at baldgunguypodcast@gmail.com!

It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She hosts Adrienne Buller, Senior Fellow at Common Wealth, to discuss her recent book The Value of a Whale: On the Illusions of Green Capitalism. Then, in a pre-taped conversation, Emma sits down with Mark Himmelstein and Marshawn Brewer of the bargaining committee for Fordham University graduate students, to discuss their recent organizing efforts and yesterday's walkout from classes. First, Emma runs through updates on Manchin's future, Disney's lawsuit against DeSantis, Tucker's firing, Montana's fascist GOP ousting Zooey Zephyr, Schumer's meeting with Elon Musk, and Trump's myriad legal battles, before diving into Tucker Carlson's weak debut post-Fox. Adrienne Buller then dives right into her recent piece on green capitalism, first exploring how the title parodies an IMF article evaluating the capital worth of whales to the global economy, and parsing through neoliberalism's emphasis on financialization and market-driven solutions. Next, Buller steps back to assess green capitalism as a whole, understanding its recognition of the climate crisis as progress while still recognizing how it seeks to exploit said crisis, walking through the myriad “green” tactics, like carbon pricing/capture and ESG, and exploring how they work to incentivize rather than regulate, thus providing more than enough loopholes for capitalists to offshore and offset exploitation. Wrapping up, Adrienne and Emma look to Biden's IRA as a perfect example of green capitalism's market-based solutions, the importance of grounding solutions in justice, and why social justice can't prioritize profitability. Then, Emma is joined by Mark Himmelsbach and Marshawn Brewer as they walk through the impetus for the unionization of Fordham's graduate students, from the University's failure to respond to COVID to New York's growing cost-of-living crisis, and explore what its like to battle against an institution that refuses to recognize you, much less your struggles. Wrapping up, they dive into the union's recent walkout, where the union's hopes lay, and how those of us outside of the union can help. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Matt Binder as they tackle Bernie's Biden endorsement, watch Crowder get eviscerated by an up-and-coming Amy Schumer, and Wayne from Iowa holds Emma accountable for her child-labor-phobic comments. They also tackle Dwayne Wade's recent comments on Florida's growing fascism, Nico from San Francisco helps the crew parse through SF's anti-homeless fury, and Ron Johnson doesn't give a sh*t about your crops. Marjorie Taylor Greene capitalizes on her committee seats with some staunch homophobia, and Robert from Georgia dives into the Tucker Carlson firing, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out Adrienne's book here: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526162632/ Learn more about the Fordham grad students efforts here: https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/4/25/23698405/fordham-graduate-students-walk-out-demand-better-contract Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

This time on Code WACK! How does running a hospital like a business run counter to providing reliable and affordable healthcare? How would having Medicare for All change the way hospitals are financed and what would it mean for patients, doctors, and the hospitals themselves? To find out, we spoke to Dr. David Himmelstein, a distinguished professor of public health at CUNY's Hunter College and a lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as a staff physician at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and is the co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. This is the second of a two-part series with Dr. Himmelstein.

This time on Code WACK! How does running a hospital like a business run counter to providing reliable and affordable healthcare? How would having Medicare for All change the way hospitals are financed and what would it mean for patients, doctors, and the hospitals themselves? To find out, we spoke to Dr. David Himmelstein, a distinguished professor of public health at CUNY's Hunter College and a lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as a staff physician at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and is the co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. This is the second of a two-part series with Dr. Himmelstein.

This time on Code WACK!     How does running a hospital like a business run counter to providing reliable and affordable healthcare? How would having Medicare for All change the way hospitals are financed and what would it mean for patients, doctors, and the hospitals themselves?  To find out, we spoke to Dr. David Himmelstein, a distinguished professor of public health at CUNY's Hunter College and a lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as a staff physician at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and is the co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. This is the second of a two-part series with Dr. Himmelstein.  Check out the Show Notes and Transcript for more!  

This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter! If you like what you are reading, please consider subscribing and/or sharing!I've written before about weight stigma in healthcare practice, and I'm currently co-authoring a study with Dr. Lesleigh Owen about the harm weight stigma does to the highest-weight patients. Today I'm going to dig into the research that already exists that explores the harm done to fat* patients by weight stigma.As we get into the research, a few reminders:First, weight stigma is rooted in and inextricable from racism and anti-Blackness, and continues to do disproportionate harm to those communities today. I urge you to read Sabrina Strings' Fearing the Black Body – the Racial Origins of Fat Phobia and Da'Shaun Harrison's Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness to understand more about this.Second, typically research over-represents privileged people and under-represents (or fails to represent at all) marginalized people, and thus the harm done to them is also under- or un-represented.Third, I wrote here about how weight stigma research is often still rooted in anti-fatness. I recommend reading this to contextualize a lot of the research and researchers I will talk about here.Many of the studies that will be discussed in this article look at perceived weight bias/weight status. In this way, weight stigma can harm people of many different sizes, so just a reminder that weight stigma, in particular structural weight stigma, always does the most harm to those at the highest weights and/or those with multiple marginalized identities.I also want to point out how often the things that are correlated with both weight stigma and body size are blamed on body size itself without any discussion of weight stigma as a strongly researched possible confounding variable (this is also common with weight cycling and healthcare inequalities.)In this piece I'll be looking at studies that show harm to physical and/or mental health, including iatrogenic harm, which means harm that is done by the healthcare system/healthcare practitioners. Weight stigma does much, much more harm in all aspects of the lives of higher-weight people that won't be examined here. Also, this provides brief overviews of the studies included and is far from an exhaustive list. Please feel free to add other examples in the comments.Finally, just a reminder that my policy is that when I refer to studies that perpetuate anti-fatness and harm, I will provide enough information to Google them, but I won't link to them directly. Last last thing before we dig in: studies refer to this variously as weight stigma, weight bias, sizeism, and other less common (sometimes more stigmatizing!) terms, I'm combining those for the purpose of this article.Content note: This section will discuss physical and psychological harm that can result from weight stigma, including bias and self-harm, and may be harmful/triggering to higher-weight people, so please take care of yourselfI think therefore I am: Perceived ideal weight as a determinant of health, Muennig et al., 2008This study looked at whether stress related to negative body image perception and the desire to lose weight could impact health, and found that the difference between actual and desired body weight was a stronger predictor of physical and mental health than actual body mass index (BMI) in cis women. “[cis] Women who say they feel they are too heavy suffer more mental and physical illness than women who say they feel fine about their size - no matter what they weigh.”The body politic: the relationship between stigma and ob*sity-associated disease, Muenniug, 2008This work examines the relationship between weight stigma and health issues, and finds that weight stigma may drive health issues that are typically blamed on body size.“Stigma and prejudice are intensely stressful. Over time, such chronic stress can lead to high blood pressure and diabetes.”The Weight of Stigma: Cortisol reactivity to manipulated weight stigma, Himmelstein et. al:Young women who were told in an experiment that their weights “weren't ideal” experienced higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol, regardless of their actual size.“Experiencing weight stigma was stressful for participants who perceived themselves as heavy, regardless of their BMI. These results are important because stress and cortisol are linked to deleterious health outcomes...”Associations between perceived weight discrimination and the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the general population, Hatzenbuehler, 2009* Perceived weight discrimination is associated with substantial psychiatric morbidity and comorbidity.* The results remained significant after adjusting for perceived stress (a possible confounding variable)* Social support did not buffer against the adverse effects of perceived weight discrimination on mental health.* Controlling for BMI did not diminish the associations, indicating that perceived weight discrimination is potentially harmful to mental health regardless of weight.They concluded that “These results highlight the urgent need for a multifaceted approach to address this important public health issue, including interventions to assist [higher-weight] individuals in coping with the mental health sequelae of perceived weight discrimination.”Weight stigma as a risk factor for suicidality, Brochu, 2020This study examined the connection between subjective perceptions of “overw*ight” and risks of suicidality and found that they were “associated with increased risk of suicidal ideation, plans, and attempt in a large sample of US adolescents, even when controlling for participant age, gender, race/ethnicity, body mass index (BMI), and depression.”I think that this is part of the serious danger of the new AAP guidelines which call for an intense focus on the weight of children, starting to label them as “overw*ght” and “ob*se” as young as two years old.Weight Discrimination and Risk of Mortality, Sutin et al, 2015The study found that* Perceived weight discrimination was associated with an increase in mortality risk of nearly 60%* This increased risk was not accounted for by common physical and psychological risk factors* In addition to its association with poor health outcomes, weight discrimination may shorten life expectancyWeight stigma and health behaviors: evidence from the Eating in America Study, Lee et al., 2021This study points out that “weight stigma is pervasive across the U.S. and is associated with poor health outcomes including all-cause mortality” and seeks to find if weight stigma drives poorer health behavior. (As a reminder, health is an amorphous concept and is not an obligation, barometer of worthiness, or entirely within our control.)The study found that weight stigma was significantly associated with greater disordered eating, sleep disturbance, and alcohol use.Overcoming Weight Bias in the Management of Patients With Diabetes and Ob*sity, Puhl, et al., 2016The health impacts of weight stigma can include:* increased blood pressure, blood sugar, and levels of the stress hormone cortisol* reduced engagement with health care services, reduced trust of health care providers* depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicidal tendency* unhealthy eating behaviors, binge eating disorder, and lower motivation for exercise* long-term health impacts including more advanced and poorly controlled chronic disease, and low health-related quality of lifeI want to point out here, again, how much overlap there is with health issues that get blamed on body size, and that studies that link being higher-weight to health issues typically don't even mention weight stigma, let alone control for it.Weight Stigma Among Healthcare Practitioners that Can Impact CareStigma in Practice: Barriers to Health for Fat Women, Lee and Pausé, 2016https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02063/fullI recommend reading this in its entirety. Some of the highlights:* Fat individuals are less likely to access healthcare, and are less likely to receive evidence-based and bias-free healthcare when they do engage* Anti-fat attitudes are found in both practitioners and students, from physicians/doctors, researchers, clinicians, physiotherapists, dieticians, and nurses and  students in the medical and dietetic fields* Negative attitudes about fat patients result in doctors choosing to spend less time with fat patients and often resulting in fewer preventive and diagnostic tests for fat patients* Whether due to improper equipment, lack of education, bias, or an interaction between the three, it is clear that providers also present a barrier to the health and well-being of fat individuals.Nurses' Weight Bias in Caring for Ob*se Patients, Tanneberger & Ciupitu-Plath, 2018* Nurses found higher-weight patients lazy, stupid, noncompliant, less healthy, gluttonous* Biases stemmed from belief that weight is under the individual's control and/or that they would require more resourcesImpact on Nurses* Care was given out of disapproval or condemnationImpact on Patients* Canceling or delaying appointments after experiencing negative attitudes, discourteous treatment, and too small equipment being used during careThe Stigma of Ob*sity: A Review and Update, Puhl and Heuer, 2009* Over 50% of doctors found their higher-weight patients awkward, ugly, weak-willed and unlikely to comply with treatment.* 28% of nurses were “repulsed” by higher-weight patients* 12% of nurses said that they did not want to touch higher-weight patientsWeight bias among health care professionals: A systematic review and meta- analysis, Lawrence et al., 2021This is a systematic review and random- effects meta-analysis of 41 studies. It's important to note the overall quality of these studies was very low and the authors point out the need for better-quality research.“Findings show that medical doctors, nurses, dietitians, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, podiatrists, and exercise physiologists hold implicit and/or explicit weight-biased attitudes toward [higher-weight] patients.”I agree with Lawrence et al that we need more and better-quality research. And I think a major aspect of better quality is research that comes from a perspective that affirms the existence of higher-weight people and not from a perspective that is fully invested in the pathologization and eradication of existing fat people and the prevention of any more from existing. Weight stigma research that is invested in the weight-centric paradigm, as so much of the research above is, both displays and perpetuates additional weight stigma. Did you find this post helpful? You can subscribe for free to get future posts delivered direct to your inbox, or choose a paid subscription to support the newsletter and get special benefits! Click the Subscribe button below for details:Liked this piece? Share this piece:More research and resources:https://haeshealthsheets.com/resources/*Note on language: I use “fat” as a neutral descriptor as used by the fat activist community, I use “ob*se” and “overw*ight” to acknowledge that these are terms that were created to medicalize and pathologize fat bodies, with roots in racism and specifically anti-Blackness. Please read Sabrina Strings Fearing the Black Body – the Racial Origins of Fat Phobia and Da'Shaun Harrison Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness for more on this. Get full access to Weight and Healthcare at weightandhealthcare.substack.com/subscribe

This time on Code WACK! What's the story behind the EMTALA patient protection law of 1986, which requires hospitals to stabilize or treat patients who are in a health emergency regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay? What has this law done for patients and what does it mean for hospitals? How does the current way hospitals are paid incentivize them to pass the buck on uninsured patients? To find out, we spoke to Dr. David Himmelstein, a distinguished professor of public health at CUNY's Hunter College and a lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as a staff physician at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and is the co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. This is the first of a two-part series with Dr. Himmelstein. Check out the Show Notes and Transcript for more!

This time on Code WACK! What's the story behind the EMTALA patient protection law of 1986, which requires hospitals to stabilize or treat patients who are in a health emergency regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay? What has this law done for patients and what does it mean for hospitals? How does the current way hospitals are paid incentivize them to pass the buck on uninsured patients? To find out, we spoke to Dr. David Himmelstein, a distinguished professor of public health at CUNY's Hunter College and a lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as a staff physician at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and is the co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. This is the first of a two-part series with Dr. Himmelstein.

What's the story behind the EMTALA patient protection law of 1986, which requires hospitals to stabilize or treat patients who are in a health emergency regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay? What has this law done for patients and what does it mean for hospitals? How does the current way hospitals are paid incentivize them to pass the buck on uninsured patients? To find out, we spoke to Dr. David Himmelstein, a distinguished professor of public health at CUNY's Hunter College and a lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as a staff physician at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and is the co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. This is the first of a two-part series with Dr. Himmelstein.  Check out the Show Notes and Transcript for helpful links and more!  

Carol Gilberti conversou com a Ana Himmelstein Capelhuchnik, diretora jurídica e sócia-fundadora da Lemon Energia, sobre a importância das iniciativas de geração de energia solar.

Paul Himmelstein, CLU, ChFC, the Advanced Sales and Marketing Director, began his career in 1978 with Prudential Insurance Company. In 1980, he began his own financial planning firm, Himmelstein & Associates, specializing in estate, business, and retirement planning. From 1994 until 2003, Paul was the Regional Manager for ING and Washington Square Securities (now known as ING Financial Partners) in the state of Connecticut. Paul also has his series 7, series 24, series 63, Life, Health, and Variable Insurance products licensing. Paul's combination of over 30 years of experience and education in both, the retail and brokerage sides of financial planning has prepared him with the skills and knowledge to be an excellent resource to other advisors and agents. Knowing what it takes to be a great financial advisor, Paul is always interested in helping and educating others in his field. Currently a Supervisory Registered Principle for a branch of Advisory Group Equity Services LTD., member of FINRA SIPC, Paul has recruited and trained his staff to run an efficient and effective brokerage catering to its clients needs. Our expertise in case design and underwriting gets policies issued and placed.   Listen to this insightful RIA episode with Paul Himmelstein about the Protected IRA Plus Program. Here is what to expect on this week's show: - What the Secure Act is and how it has changed RIAs. - Why seniors should be concerned about the changes made by the Secure Act. - How raising the requirements distribution age to 72 affects seniors. - How the Protected IRA Plus Program has three components and what they are. - Why the Protected IRA Plus Program is for anyone who has accumulated money in their retirement account.   Connect with Paul: Links Mentioned: protectedriaplus.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allan Himmelstein Armando Ojeda and Jane Delong with SCORE SCORE is a non-profit organization funded by the SBA offering free Small Business Mentoring and Education. Nationally there are over 10,000 volunteers, and three hundred chapters. in Metro Phoenix there are 120 volunteers. Our mission is to foster vibrant small business communities through mentoring and Education. […] The post Allan Himmelstein Armando Ojeda and Jane Delong with SCORE appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Allan Himmelstein Armando Ojeda and Jane Delong with SCORE SCORE is a non-profit organization funded by the SBA offering free Small Business Mentoring and Education. Nationally there are over 10,000 volunteers, and three hundred chapters. in Metro Phoenix there are 120 volunteers. Our mission is to foster vibrant small business communities through mentoring and Education. […]

This week's guest on the Public Health Out Loud podcast is an expert on housing instability, the eviction crisis, and related impacts on health outcomes. Dr. Gracie Himmelstein is a resident in internal medicine at the University of California Los Angeles with a PhD in demography from Princeton University. She has also conducted research with The Eviction Lab at Princeton University, which creates data, interactive tools, and research to help neighbors and policymakers understand the eviction crisis. Co-hosts Dr. Jim McDonald and Dr. Philip Chan talk about how COVID-19 shed light on housing instability, and what Rhode Island is doing to address it. They also ask Dr. Himmelstein about long-term solutions to promote housing stability in Rhode Island and nationwide.  Download this week's episode to learn more.  

Life insurance should be customized to you and your needs. As such, your planning professional should provide you with multiple options for insurance that will fit your lifestyle and unique circumstances. In this episode, Larry Heller interviews Neil Himmelstein, the owner of Main Street Planning Group. Neil reveals the value of customized life insurance and … Continue reading 96. What You Need to Know About Life Insurance With Neil Himmelstein →

Today on Sojourner Truth: An update on the COVID-19 pandemic, as public health concerns evolve into culture wars, with school officials under attack. President Biden has dropped in the polls for his handling of the pandemic, and he announces new COVID measures today. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York and a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Climate catastrophe is upon us. Anne Petermann, executive director of Global Justice Ecology Project, joins us for our weekly Earth Watch to discuss their work protecting forests and opposing genetically engineered trees. Legal scholar and attorney Marjorie Cohn joins us to discuss and give analysis of the legal threats to the reproductive rights of women.

Today on Sojourner Truth: An update on the COVID-19 pandemic, as public health concerns evolve into culture wars, with school officials under attack. President Biden has dropped in the polls for his handling of the pandemic, and he announces new COVID measures today. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York and a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Climate catastrophe is upon us. Anne Petermann, executive director of Global Justice Ecology Project, joins us for our weekly Earth Watch to discuss their work protecting forests and opposing genetically engineered trees. Legal scholar and attorney Marjorie Cohn joins us to discuss and give analysis of the legal threats to the reproductive rights of women.

Guitarist, beat maker, songwriter, singer and budding booking agent Steven Himmelstein stops by the crib. He shares the tale of the 15 year old rastafarian who learned a valuable lesson about playing grapefruit stick ball, his early ASU days and shared tales of the scene in downtown Phoenix in the early 2000's. He also shares his tune "I Don't Fool Myself" which is actually about HOW he fools himself... I'm still a little confused, but its a really cool tune. Check out more at https://www.instagram.com/stevenhimmelstein/ (https://www.instagram.com/stevenhimmelstein/)

Did you know that 1 out of 5 children in the United States ages 6 to 19 are overweight or obese? Dr. Jamie Lawson, a Pediatric Hospitalist, joins Pediatric Resident Ashley Miller to discuss the evaluation and management pediatric obesity. Specifically, they will: Review the key history and physical exam findings associated with obesity. Discuss the initial diagnostic approach to obesity Identify associated co-morbidities of patients with obesity Guide pediatricians on how to initiate appropriate therapy for children who are overweight or obese Advise on strategies to counsel patients and their families Special thanks to Dr. Rebecca Yang and Dr. April Hartman who peer reviewed today's episode.  Free CME Credit Available: https://mcg.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=7596 References: Alizadeh, Zahra, et al. “Obese and Overweight Children and Adolescents: an Algorithmic Clinical Approach.” Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Dec. 2013, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4025117/.  Barlow, Sarah E. “Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Summary Report.” Pediatrics, vol. 120, no. Supplement 4, 2007, doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2329c.  Cuda, Suzanne E., and Marisa Censani. “Pediatric Obesity Algorithm: A Practical Approach to Obesity Diagnosis and Management.” Frontiers in Pediatrics, vol. 6, 2019, doi:10.3389/fped.2018.00431.  “Defining Childhood Obesity.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3 July 2018, www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/defining.html.  Flegal, Katherine M, et al. “Characterizing Extreme Values of Body Mass Index–for-Age by Using the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Growth Charts.” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 90, no. 5, 2009, pp. 1314–1320., doi:10.3945/ajcn.2009.28335.  Gulati, A. K., et al. “Clinical Tracking of Severely Obese Children: A New Growth Chart.” PEDIATRICS, vol. 130, no. 6, 2012, pp. 1136–1140., doi:10.1542/peds.2012-0596.  Lang, Jason E., et al. “Being Overweight or Obese and the Development of Asthma.” Pediatrics, vol. 142, no. 6, 2018, doi:10.1542/peds.2018-2119.  Ludwig, David S. “Epidemic Childhood Obesity: Not Yet the End of the Beginning.” Pediatrics, vol. 141, no. 3, 2018, doi:10.1542/peds.2017-4078.  “Overweight & Obesity.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 29 Oct. 2020, www.cdc.gov/obesity/index.html.  Pont, Stephen J., et al. “Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents With Obesity.” Pediatrics, vol. 140, no. 6, 2017, doi:10.1542/peds.2017-3034.  Puhl, R. M., and M. S. Himmelstein. “Adolescent Preferences for Weight Terminology Used by Health Care Providers.” Pediatric Obesity, vol. 13, no. 9, 2018, pp. 533–540., doi:10.1111/ijpo.12275.  Yanovski, Jack A. “Pediatric Obesity. An Introduction.” Appetite, vol. 93, 2015, pp. 3–12., doi:10.1016/j.appet.2015.03.028. 

David Himmelstein is a distinguished professor of public health and health policy in the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College, an adjunct clinical professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School. He is also the co-founder (with Steffie Woolhandler) of Physicians for a National Health Program, an organization advocating for single-payer healthcare in the United States.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The COVID-19 virus is once again spiking across the United States, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and forcing states to shut down. Over a million new cases have been confirmed over the past week as elected officials in all 50 states have reported higher infection rates, according to The New York Times. Texas, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Oregon are among 39 states that have set weekly case records in the last few days. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to set new records, with more than 73,000 patients in the hospital on Monday, November 16, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That figure has remained above 61,000 for the past week. Deaths from COVID-19 are also on the uptick, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a countrywide average of more than 1,100 a day. Overall, 248,429 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, with over 11.3 million people being infected, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As Donald Trump continues to claim election fraud, President-elect Joe Biden is busy assembling his inner team of White House advisers and Cabinet officials. Ten people have been appointed thus far, seven of which include women and people of color. Biden will also nominate officials to head the federal government's domestic and international security teams. Despite the President-elect receiving praise for hiring women and people of color, many are concerned about his top picks for security and defense. Susan Rice, who is being considered for Secretary of State, backed the invasion of Iraq and echoed the long debunked claim that there were weapons of mass destruction there. Tony Blinken, who is being considered for National Security Adviser, supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan under former President Barack Obama. And Michle Flournoy, who is being considered for Secretary of Defence, also called for preemptive strikes against Iraq. Our guest is Mariamne Everett, who recently wrote the piece "Biden: A War Cabinet?" She is an intern at the Institute for Public Accuracy and radio presenter with World Radio Paris where she hosts the podcast Hidden Paris, about the hidden cultural & social aspects and places of the City of Lights. Also, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project and our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment featuring Akili. He is a core team member of Black Lives Matters Los Angeles, Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute and Project Coordinator for Corporate Accountability, which wages strategic campaigns that compel transnational corporations to stop destroying our health, human rights, democracy, and our planet.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The COVID-19 virus is once again spiking across the United States, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and forcing states to shut down. Over a million new cases have been confirmed over the past week as elected officials in all 50 states have reported higher infection rates, according to The New York Times. Texas, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Oregon are among 39 states that have set weekly case records in the last few days. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to set new records, with more than 73,000 patients in the hospital on Monday, November 16, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That figure has remained above 61,000 for the past week. Deaths from COVID-19 are also on the uptick, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a countrywide average of more than 1,100 a day. Overall, 248,429 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, with over 11.3 million people being infected, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As Donald Trump continues to claim election fraud, President-elect Joe Biden is busy assembling his inner team of White House advisers and Cabinet officials. Ten people have been appointed thus far, seven of which include women and people of color. Biden will also nominate officials to head the federal government's domestic and international security teams. Despite the President-elect receiving praise for hiring women and people of color, many are concerned about his top picks for security and defense. Susan Rice, who is being considered for Secretary of State, backed the invasion of Iraq and echoed the long debunked claim that there were weapons of mass destruction there. Tony Blinken, who is being considered for National Security Adviser, supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan under former President Barack Obama. And Michle Flournoy, who is being considered for Secretary of Defence, also called for preemptive strikes against Iraq. Our guest is Mariamne Everett, who recently wrote the piece "Biden: A War Cabinet?" She is an intern at the Institute for Public Accuracy and radio presenter with World Radio Paris where she hosts the podcast Hidden Paris, about the hidden cultural & social aspects and places of the City of Lights. Also, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project and our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment featuring Akili. He is a core team member of Black Lives Matters Los Angeles, Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute and Project Coordinator for Corporate Accountability, which wages strategic campaigns that compel transnational corporations to stop destroying our health, human rights, democracy, and our planet.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The COVID-19 virus is once again spiking across the United States, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and forcing states to shut down. Over a million new cases have been confirmed over the past week as elected officials in all 50 states have reported higher infection rates, according to The New York Times. Texas, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Oregon are among 39 states that have set weekly case records in the last few days. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to set new records, with more than 73,000 patients in the hospital on Monday, November 16, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That figure has remained above 61,000 for the past week. Deaths from COVID-19 are also on the uptick, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a countrywide average of more than 1,100 a day. Overall, 248,429 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, with over 11.3 million people being infected, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As Donald Trump continues to claim election fraud, President-elect Joe Biden is busy assembling his inner team of White House advisers and Cabinet officials. Ten people have been appointed thus far, seven of which include women and people of color. Biden will also nominate officials to head the federal government's domestic and international security teams. Despite the President-elect receiving praise for hiring women and people of color, many are concerned about his top picks for security and defense. Susan Rice, who is being considered for Secretary of State, backed the invasion of Iraq and echoed the long debunked claim that there were weapons of mass destruction there. Tony Blinken, who is being considered for National Security Adviser, supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan under former President Barack Obama. And Michle Flournoy, who is being considered for Secretary of Defence, also called for preemptive strikes against Iraq. Our guest is Mariamne Everett, who recently wrote the piece "Biden: A War Cabinet?" She is an intern at the Institute for Public Accuracy and radio presenter with World Radio Paris where she hosts the podcast Hidden Paris, about the hidden cultural & social aspects and places of the City of Lights. Also, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project and our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment featuring Akili. He is a core team member of Black Lives Matters Los Angeles, Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute and Project Coordinator for Corporate Accountability, which wages strategic campaigns that compel transnational corporations to stop destroying our health, human rights, democracy, and our planet.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The COVID-19 virus is once again spiking across the United States, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and forcing states to shut down. Over a million new cases have been confirmed over the past week as elected officials in all 50 states have reported higher infection rates, according to The New York Times. Texas, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Oregon are among 39 states that have set weekly case records in the last few days. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to set new records, with more than 73,000 patients in the hospital on Monday, November 16, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That figure has remained above 61,000 for the past week. Deaths from COVID-19 are also on the uptick, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a countrywide average of more than 1,100 a day. Overall, 248,429 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, with over 11.3 million people being infected, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As Donald Trump continues to claim election fraud, President-elect Joe Biden is busy assembling his inner team of White House advisers and Cabinet officials. Ten people have been appointed thus far, seven of which include women and people of color. Biden will also nominate officials to head the federal government's domestic and international security teams. Despite the President-elect receiving praise for hiring women and people of color, many are concerned about his top picks for security and defense. Susan Rice, who is being considered for Secretary of State, backed the invasion of Iraq and echoed the long debunked claim that there were weapons of mass destruction there. Tony Blinken, who is being considered for National Security Adviser, supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan under former President Barack Obama. And Michle Flournoy, who is being considered for Secretary of Defence, also called for preemptive strikes against Iraq. Our guest is Mariamne Everett, who recently wrote the piece "Biden: A War Cabinet?" She is an intern at the Institute for Public Accuracy and radio presenter with World Radio Paris where she hosts the podcast Hidden Paris, about the hidden cultural & social aspects and places of the City of Lights. Also, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project and our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment featuring Akili. He is a core team member of Black Lives Matters Los Angeles, Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute and Project Coordinator for Corporate Accountability, which wages strategic campaigns that compel transnational corporations to stop destroying our health, human rights, democracy, and our planet.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The COVID-19 virus is once again spiking across the United States, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and forcing states to shut down. Over a million new cases have been confirmed over the past week as elected officials in all 50 states have reported higher infection rates, according to The New York Times. Texas, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Oregon are among 39 states that have set weekly case records in the last few days. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to set new records, with more than 73,000 patients in the hospital on Monday, November 16, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That figure has remained above 61,000 for the past week. Deaths from COVID-19 are also on the uptick, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a countrywide average of more than 1,100 a day. Overall, 248,429 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, with over 11.3 million people being infected, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As Donald Trump continues to claim election fraud, President-elect Joe Biden is busy assembling his inner team of White House advisers and Cabinet officials. Ten people have been appointed thus far, seven of which include women and people of color. Biden will also nominate officials to head the federal government's domestic and international security teams. Despite the President-elect receiving praise for hiring women and people of color, many are concerned about his top picks for security and defense. Susan Rice, who is being considered for Secretary of State, backed the invasion of Iraq and echoed the long debunked claim that there were weapons of mass destruction there. Tony Blinken, who is being considered for National Security Adviser, supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan under former President Barack Obama. And Michle Flournoy, who is being considered for Secretary of Defence, also called for preemptive strikes against Iraq. Our guest is Mariamne Everett, who recently wrote the piece "Biden: A War Cabinet?" She is an intern at the Institute for Public Accuracy and radio presenter with World Radio Paris where she hosts the podcast Hidden Paris, about the hidden cultural & social aspects and places of the City of Lights. Also, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project and our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment featuring Akili. He is a core team member of Black Lives Matters Los Angeles, Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute and Project Coordinator for Corporate Accountability, which wages strategic campaigns that compel transnational corporations to stop destroying our health, human rights, democracy, and our planet.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The COVID-19 virus is once again spiking across the United States, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and forcing states to shut down. Over a million new cases have been confirmed over the past week as elected officials in all 50 states have reported higher infection rates, according to The New York Times. Texas, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Oregon are among 39 states that have set weekly case records in the last few days. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to set new records, with more than 73,000 patients in the hospital on Monday, November 16, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That figure has remained above 61,000 for the past week. Deaths from COVID-19 are also on the uptick, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a countrywide average of more than 1,100 a day. Overall, 248,429 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, with over 11.3 million people being infected, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As Donald Trump continues to claim election fraud, President-elect Joe Biden is busy assembling his inner team of White House advisers and Cabinet officials. Ten people have been appointed thus far, seven of which include women and people of color. Biden will also nominate officials to head the federal government's domestic and international security teams. Despite the President-elect receiving praise for hiring women and people of color, many are concerned about his top picks for security and defense. Susan Rice, who is being considered for Secretary of State, backed the invasion of Iraq and echoed the long debunked claim that there were weapons of mass destruction there. Tony Blinken, who is being considered for National Security Adviser, supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan under former President Barack Obama. And Michle Flournoy, who is being considered for Secretary of Defence, also called for preemptive strikes against Iraq. Our guest is Mariamne Everett, who recently wrote the piece "Biden: A War Cabinet?" She is an intern at the Institute for Public Accuracy and radio presenter with World Radio Paris where she hosts the podcast Hidden Paris, about the hidden cultural & social aspects and places of the City of Lights. Also, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project and our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment featuring Akili. He is a core team member of Black Lives Matters Los Angeles, Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute and Project Coordinator for Corporate Accountability, which wages strategic campaigns that compel transnational corporations to stop destroying our health, human rights, democracy, and our planet.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The COVID-19 virus is once again spiking across the United States, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and forcing states to shut down. Over a million new cases have been confirmed over the past week as elected officials in all 50 states have reported higher infection rates, according to The New York Times. Texas, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Oregon are among 39 states that have set weekly case records in the last few days. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to set new records, with more than 73,000 patients in the hospital on Monday, November 16, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That figure has remained above 61,000 for the past week. Deaths from COVID-19 are also on the uptick, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a countrywide average of more than 1,100 a day. Overall, 248,429 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, with over 11.3 million people being infected, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As Donald Trump continues to claim election fraud, President-elect Joe Biden is busy assembling his inner team of White House advisers and Cabinet officials. Ten people have been appointed thus far, seven of which include women and people of color. Biden will also nominate officials to head the federal government's domestic and international security teams. Despite the President-elect receiving praise for hiring women and people of color, many are concerned about his top picks for security and defense. Susan Rice, who is being considered for Secretary of State, backed the invasion of Iraq and echoed the long debunked claim that there were weapons of mass destruction there. Tony Blinken, who is being considered for National Security Adviser, supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan under former President Barack Obama. And Michle Flournoy, who is being considered for Secretary of Defence, also called for preemptive strikes against Iraq. Our guest is Mariamne Everett, who recently wrote the piece "Biden: A War Cabinet?" She is an intern at the Institute for Public Accuracy and radio presenter with World Radio Paris where she hosts the podcast Hidden Paris, about the hidden cultural & social aspects and places of the City of Lights. Also, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project and our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment featuring Akili. He is a core team member of Black Lives Matters Los Angeles, Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute and Project Coordinator for Corporate Accountability, which wages strategic campaigns that compel transnational corporations to stop destroying our health, human rights, democracy, and our planet.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The COVID-19 virus is once again spiking across the United States, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and forcing states to shut down. Over a million new cases have been confirmed over the past week as elected officials in all 50 states have reported higher infection rates, according to The New York Times. Texas, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Oregon are among 39 states that have set weekly case records in the last few days. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to set new records, with more than 73,000 patients in the hospital on Monday, November 16, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That figure has remained above 61,000 for the past week. Deaths from COVID-19 are also on the uptick, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a countrywide average of more than 1,100 a day. Overall, 248,429 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, with over 11.3 million people being infected, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As Donald Trump continues to claim election fraud, President-elect Joe Biden is busy assembling his inner team of White House advisers and Cabinet officials. Ten people have been appointed thus far, seven of which include women and people of color. Biden will also nominate officials to head the federal government's domestic and international security teams. Despite the President-elect receiving praise for hiring women and people of color, many are concerned about his top picks for security and defense. Susan Rice, who is being considered for Secretary of State, backed the invasion of Iraq and echoed the long debunked claim that there were weapons of mass destruction there. Tony Blinken, who is being considered for National Security Adviser, supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan under former President Barack Obama. And Michle Flournoy, who is being considered for Secretary of Defence, also called for preemptive strikes against Iraq. Our guest is Mariamne Everett, who recently wrote the piece "Biden: A War Cabinet?" She is an intern at the Institute for Public Accuracy and radio presenter with World Radio Paris where she hosts the podcast Hidden Paris, about the hidden cultural & social aspects and places of the City of Lights. Also, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project and our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment featuring Akili. He is a core team member of Black Lives Matters Los Angeles, Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute and Project Coordinator for Corporate Accountability, which wages strategic campaigns that compel transnational corporations to stop destroying our health, human rights, democracy, and our planet.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The COVID-19 virus is once again spiking across the United States, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and forcing states to shut down. Over a million new cases have been confirmed over the past week as elected officials in all 50 states have reported higher infection rates, according to The New York Times. Texas, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Oregon are among 39 states that have set weekly case records in the last few days. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to set new records, with more than 73,000 patients in the hospital on Monday, November 16, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That figure has remained above 61,000 for the past week. Deaths from COVID-19 are also on the uptick, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a countrywide average of more than 1,100 a day. Overall, 248,429 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, with over 11.3 million people being infected, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As Donald Trump continues to claim election fraud, President-elect Joe Biden is busy assembling his inner team of White House advisers and Cabinet officials. Ten people have been appointed thus far, seven of which include women and people of color. Biden will also nominate officials to head the federal government's domestic and international security teams. Despite the President-elect receiving praise for hiring women and people of color, many are concerned about his top picks for security and defense. Susan Rice, who is being considered for Secretary of State, backed the invasion of Iraq and echoed the long debunked claim that there were weapons of mass destruction there. Tony Blinken, who is being considered for National Security Adviser, supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan under former President Barack Obama. And Michle Flournoy, who is being considered for Secretary of Defence, also called for preemptive strikes against Iraq. Our guest is Mariamne Everett, who recently wrote the piece "Biden: A War Cabinet?" She is an intern at the Institute for Public Accuracy and radio presenter with World Radio Paris where she hosts the podcast Hidden Paris, about the hidden cultural & social aspects and places of the City of Lights. Also, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project and our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment featuring Akili. He is a core team member of Black Lives Matters Los Angeles, Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute and Project Coordinator for Corporate Accountability, which wages strategic campaigns that compel transnational corporations to stop destroying our health, human rights, democracy, and our planet.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The COVID-19 virus is once again spiking across the United States, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and forcing states to shut down. Over a million new cases have been confirmed over the past week as elected officials in all 50 states have reported higher infection rates, according to The New York Times. Texas, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Oregon are among 39 states that have set weekly case records in the last few days. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to set new records, with more than 73,000 patients in the hospital on Monday, November 16, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That figure has remained above 61,000 for the past week. Deaths from COVID-19 are also on the uptick, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a countrywide average of more than 1,100 a day. Overall, 248,429 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, with over 11.3 million people being infected, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As Donald Trump continues to claim election fraud, President-elect Joe Biden is busy assembling his inner team of White House advisers and Cabinet officials. Ten people have been appointed thus far, seven of which include women and people of color. Biden will also nominate officials to head the federal government's domestic and international security teams. Despite the President-elect receiving praise for hiring women and people of color, many are concerned about his top picks for security and defense. Susan Rice, who is being considered for Secretary of State, backed the invasion of Iraq and echoed the long debunked claim that there were weapons of mass destruction there. Tony Blinken, who is being considered for National Security Adviser, supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan under former President Barack Obama. And Michle Flournoy, who is being considered for Secretary of Defence, also called for preemptive strikes against Iraq. Our guest is Mariamne Everett, who recently wrote the piece "Biden: A War Cabinet?" She is an intern at the Institute for Public Accuracy and radio presenter with World Radio Paris where she hosts the podcast Hidden Paris, about the hidden cultural & social aspects and places of the City of Lights. Also, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project and our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment featuring Akili. He is a core team member of Black Lives Matters Los Angeles, Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute and Project Coordinator for Corporate Accountability, which wages strategic campaigns that compel transnational corporations to stop destroying our health, human rights, democracy, and our planet.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The COVID-19 virus is once again spiking across the United States, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and forcing states to shut down. Over a million new cases have been confirmed over the past week as elected officials in all 50 states have reported higher infection rates, according to The New York Times. Texas, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Oregon are among 39 states that have set weekly case records in the last few days. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to set new records, with more than 73,000 patients in the hospital on Monday, November 16, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That figure has remained above 61,000 for the past week. Deaths from COVID-19 are also on the uptick, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a countrywide average of more than 1,100 a day. Overall, 248,429 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, with over 11.3 million people being infected, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As Donald Trump continues to claim election fraud, President-elect Joe Biden is busy assembling his inner team of White House advisers and Cabinet officials. Ten people have been appointed thus far, seven of which include women and people of color. Biden will also nominate officials to head the federal government's domestic and international security teams. Despite the President-elect receiving praise for hiring women and people of color, many are concerned about his top picks for security and defense. Susan Rice, who is being considered for Secretary of State, backed the invasion of Iraq and echoed the long debunked claim that there were weapons of mass destruction there. Tony Blinken, who is being considered for National Security Adviser, supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan under former President Barack Obama. And Michle Flournoy, who is being considered for Secretary of Defence, also called for preemptive strikes against Iraq. Our guest is Mariamne Everett, who recently wrote the piece "Biden: A War Cabinet?" She is an intern at the Institute for Public Accuracy and radio presenter with World Radio Paris where she hosts the podcast Hidden Paris, about the hidden cultural & social aspects and places of the City of Lights. Also, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project and our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment featuring Akili. He is a core team member of Black Lives Matters Los Angeles, Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute and Project Coordinator for Corporate Accountability, which wages strategic campaigns that compel transnational corporations to stop destroying our health, human rights, democracy, and our planet.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The COVID-19 virus is once again spiking across the United States, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and forcing states to shut down. Over a million new cases have been confirmed over the past week as elected officials in all 50 states have reported higher infection rates, according to The New York Times. Texas, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Oregon are among 39 states that have set weekly case records in the last few days. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to set new records, with more than 73,000 patients in the hospital on Monday, November 16, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That figure has remained above 61,000 for the past week. Deaths from COVID-19 are also on the uptick, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a countrywide average of more than 1,100 a day. Overall, 248,429 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, with over 11.3 million people being infected, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As Donald Trump continues to claim election fraud, President-elect Joe Biden is busy assembling his inner team of White House advisers and Cabinet officials. Ten people have been appointed thus far, seven of which include women and people of color. Biden will also nominate officials to head the federal government's domestic and international security teams. Despite the President-elect receiving praise for hiring women and people of color, many are concerned about his top picks for security and defense. Susan Rice, who is being considered for Secretary of State, backed the invasion of Iraq and echoed the long debunked claim that there were weapons of mass destruction there. Tony Blinken, who is being considered for National Security Adviser, supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan under former President Barack Obama. And Michle Flournoy, who is being considered for Secretary of Defence, also called for preemptive strikes against Iraq. Our guest is Mariamne Everett, who recently wrote the piece "Biden: A War Cabinet?" She is an intern at the Institute for Public Accuracy and radio presenter with World Radio Paris where she hosts the podcast Hidden Paris, about the hidden cultural & social aspects and places of the City of Lights. Also, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project and our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment featuring Akili. He is a core team member of Black Lives Matters Los Angeles, Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute and Project Coordinator for Corporate Accountability, which wages strategic campaigns that compel transnational corporations to stop destroying our health, human rights, democracy, and our planet.

Why is it so important to ask good study questions? Why is it so hard to develop good study questions? Do all study questions need to be directly relevant for public health policy?  In this episode of SERious Epidemiology, we talk with Dr. Maria Glymour about what it means to ask a good study question and how we can get better at asking questions that will make a meaningful contribution to public health. After listening to this podcast, if you’re interested in learning more about some of the topics we discussed, here are links for you to check out: David U. Himmelstein, Robert M. Lawless, Deborah Thorne, Pamela Foohey, and Steffie Woolhandler, 2019. Medical Bankruptcy: Still Common Despite the Affordable Care Act American Journal of Public Health 109, 431_433. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304901 Hernán MA, Alonso A, Logan R, et al. Observational studies analyzed like randomized experiments: an application to postmenopausal hormone therapy and coronary heart disease. Epidemiology. 2008;19(6):766-779. doi:10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181875e61 Maria Glymour and Rita Hamad, 2018. Causal Thinking as a Critical Tool for Eliminating Social Inequalities in Health. American Journal of Public Health 108, 623_623. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304383 Harper S, Strumpf EC. Social epidemiology: questionable answers and answerable questions. Epidemiology. 2012 Nov;23(6):795-8. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31826d078d. Sandro Galea, An Argument for a Consequentialist Epidemiology, American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 178, Issue 8, 15 October 2013, Pages 1185–1191, https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwt172

The Protected IRA Program Paul Himmelstein, – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 462 Paul Himmelstein Paul Himmelstein, CLU, ChFC, the Advanced Sales and Marketing Director, began his career in 1978 with Prudential Insurance Company. In 1980, he began his own financial planning firm, Himmelstein & Associates, specializing in estate, business, and retirement planning. From 1994 until 2003, Paul was the Regional Manager for ING and Washington Square Securities (now known as ING Financial Partners) in the state of Connecticut. Paul also has his series 7, series 24, series 63, Life, Health, and Variable Insurance products licensing. Paul's combination of over 30 years of experience and education in both, the retail and brokerage sides of financial planning has prepared him with the skills and knowledge to be an excellent resource to other advisors and agents. Knowing what it takes to be a great financial advisor, Paul is always interested in helping and educating others in his field. Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Paul Himmelstein about the protected IRA plus program. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: ●    Why the largest untapped resource the government has is our qualified money. ●    How the stretch IRA just pushes back the inevitability of paying taxes. ●    Why you need to decide if your IRA is for you and your family or the IRS. ●    How the three components to the protected IRA plus program work for you. ●    Why people can end up having to pay more in taxes when their spouse dies. Connect with Paul: Guest Contact Info LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/paul-himmelstein-08a0b37 Links Mentioned: Himmelsteinfinancial.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reconnecting with some earlier guests that represent the epitome of entrepreneurship and are also authorities in the housing market.Sam Himmelstein was one of the very first guests on the show. He a founding partner of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP and has made a career of supporting tenants rights. The current situation in NYC is right up his alley.Damon Johnson, President of DJ Realty Solutions, was one of my first guests once quarantine set in and we had to go fully remote. He's a veteran of the Detroit real estate market & Senior Home Ownership Executive at M-1 Realty, and he's going to discuss the "wild" (his words!) housing market.Tune in for this energetic conversation or watch the Facebook Livestream by clicking here.Show NotesSegment 1“Over 67,000 available houses and apartments for rent in New York…” Jeremiah introduces the first guest of the show, Damon Johnson. Damon informs Jeremiah about the state of the economy in Detroit, Jeremiah doing the same for Brooklyn. The two go back and forth on realty and the slow reopening in their respective cities. Segment 2The two continue to talk about the state of realty, especially focusing on New York with lowered prices in the face of the pandemic. Damon talks about external factors that affect the real estate industry and how the pandemic shifts those dynamics. Damon drops his social media and contact information for listeners to end the segment. Segment 3Jeremiah introduces the second guest of the show, Sam Himmelstein. Himmelstein informs listeners about how the pandemic shifted the real estate industry in New York City, sharing his worries of a possible eviction crisis.  Segment 4They continue to talk about the realty situation and the effects of the pandemic. Sam talks about his position as a lawyer defending down-on-their-luck tenants and the illogical systems that New York realty is currently built under. He talks about a few situations he knows where tenants are treated more fairly through systems that are flexible during the pandemic. He drops his contact information for listeners to end the show.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-entrepreneurial-web/donations

Today on Sojourner Truth: As coronavirus cases rise in 26 states, and as New York, New Jersey and Connecticut impose a 14-day quarantine on travelers coming from eight states where there are coronavirus hotspots, Dr. David Himmelstein, a primary care doctor in The Bronx, New York, joins us to discuss what is going on with the uptick of cases. With the backing of the so-named peace plan announced by the Donald Trump administration, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to annex parts of Palestinian territory in the West Bank and Jordan Valley areas. Our guest is Phyllis Bennis, who directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies. Her work focuses on the U.S., the Middle East and war policy. She also serves on the board of Jewish Voice for Peace. Her most recent books include Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. For our Weekly Earth Watch, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved the release of genetically modified mosquitoes. What are the concerns for the environment and human health? We speak with Barry Wray, Executive Director of the Florida Keys Environmental Coalition.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest on the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the challenges facing the U.S. to control the virus without universal healthcare. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Food banks are under stress across the U.S., with long lines of food insecure people hoping to be able to feed their families. We discuss food insecurity in the U.S. as well as the inter-relationship between sustainable agriculture, ecology and health. Our guest is Kentucky-based Stephen Bartlett, coordinator of Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville. His organization aims to create a joyous, diverse, and sustainable community of well-nourished people and well-compensated farmers and food workers. For our weekly Earth Watch, Klee Benally joins us to discuss COVID-19 and Indigenous mutual aid. Klee is a Din musician, traditional dancer, artist, filmmaker, & Indigenous anarchist. Klee is originally from Black Mesa and has worked nearly all of his life at the front lines in struggles to protect Indigenous sacred lands. Klee is a founder and coordinator with Indigenous Action, Kinlani Mutual aid, Indigenous Mutual Aid, and a partner of Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest on the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the challenges facing the U.S. to control the virus without universal healthcare. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Food banks are under stress across the U.S., with long lines of food insecure people hoping to be able to feed their families. We discuss food insecurity in the U.S. as well as the inter-relationship between sustainable agriculture, ecology and health. Our guest is Kentucky-based Stephen Bartlett, coordinator of Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville. His organization aims to create a joyous, diverse, and sustainable community of well-nourished people and well-compensated farmers and food workers. For our weekly Earth Watch, Klee Benally joins us to discuss COVID-19 and Indigenous mutual aid. Klee is a Din musician, traditional dancer, artist, filmmaker, & Indigenous anarchist. Klee is originally from Black Mesa and has worked nearly all of his life at the front lines in struggles to protect Indigenous sacred lands. Klee is a founder and coordinator with Indigenous Action, Kinlani Mutual aid, Indigenous Mutual Aid, and a partner of Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest on the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the challenges facing the U.S. to control the virus without universal healthcare. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Food banks are under stress across the U.S., with long lines of food insecure people hoping to be able to feed their families. We discuss food insecurity in the U.S. as well as the inter-relationship between sustainable agriculture, ecology and health. Our guest is Kentucky-based Stephen Bartlett, coordinator of Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville. His organization aims to create a joyous, diverse, and sustainable community of well-nourished people and well-compensated farmers and food workers. For our weekly Earth Watch, Klee Benally joins us to discuss COVID-19 and Indigenous mutual aid. Klee is a Din musician, traditional dancer, artist, filmmaker, & Indigenous anarchist. Klee is originally from Black Mesa and has worked nearly all of his life at the front lines in struggles to protect Indigenous sacred lands. Klee is a founder and coordinator with Indigenous Action, Kinlani Mutual aid, Indigenous Mutual Aid, and a partner of Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest on the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the challenges facing the U.S. to control the virus without universal healthcare. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Food banks are under stress across the U.S., with long lines of food insecure people hoping to be able to feed their families. We discuss food insecurity in the U.S. as well as the inter-relationship between sustainable agriculture, ecology and health. Our guest is Kentucky-based Stephen Bartlett, coordinator of Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville. His organization aims to create a joyous, diverse, and sustainable community of well-nourished people and well-compensated farmers and food workers. For our weekly Earth Watch, Klee Benally joins us to discuss COVID-19 and Indigenous mutual aid. Klee is a Din musician, traditional dancer, artist, filmmaker, & Indigenous anarchist. Klee is originally from Black Mesa and has worked nearly all of his life at the front lines in struggles to protect Indigenous sacred lands. Klee is a founder and coordinator with Indigenous Action, Kinlani Mutual aid, Indigenous Mutual Aid, and a partner of Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest on the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the challenges facing the U.S. to control the virus without universal healthcare. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Food banks are under stress across the U.S., with long lines of food insecure people hoping to be able to feed their families. We discuss food insecurity in the U.S. as well as the inter-relationship between sustainable agriculture, ecology and health. Our guest is Kentucky-based Stephen Bartlett, coordinator of Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville. His organization aims to create a joyous, diverse, and sustainable community of well-nourished people and well-compensated farmers and food workers. For our weekly Earth Watch, Klee Benally joins us to discuss COVID-19 and Indigenous mutual aid. Klee is a Din musician, traditional dancer, artist, filmmaker, & Indigenous anarchist. Klee is originally from Black Mesa and has worked nearly all of his life at the front lines in struggles to protect Indigenous sacred lands. Klee is a founder and coordinator with Indigenous Action, Kinlani Mutual aid, Indigenous Mutual Aid, and a partner of Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest on the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the challenges facing the U.S. to control the virus without universal healthcare. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Food banks are under stress across the U.S., with long lines of food insecure people hoping to be able to feed their families. We discuss food insecurity in the U.S. as well as the inter-relationship between sustainable agriculture, ecology and health. Our guest is Kentucky-based Stephen Bartlett, coordinator of Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville. His organization aims to create a joyous, diverse, and sustainable community of well-nourished people and well-compensated farmers and food workers. For our weekly Earth Watch, Klee Benally joins us to discuss COVID-19 and Indigenous mutual aid. Klee is a Din musician, traditional dancer, artist, filmmaker, & Indigenous anarchist. Klee is originally from Black Mesa and has worked nearly all of his life at the front lines in struggles to protect Indigenous sacred lands. Klee is a founder and coordinator with Indigenous Action, Kinlani Mutual aid, Indigenous Mutual Aid, and a partner of Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest on the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the challenges facing the U.S. to control the virus without universal healthcare. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Food banks are under stress across the U.S., with long lines of food insecure people hoping to be able to feed their families. We discuss food insecurity in the U.S. as well as the inter-relationship between sustainable agriculture, ecology and health. Our guest is Kentucky-based Stephen Bartlett, coordinator of Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville. His organization aims to create a joyous, diverse, and sustainable community of well-nourished people and well-compensated farmers and food workers. For our weekly Earth Watch, Klee Benally joins us to discuss COVID-19 and Indigenous mutual aid. Klee is a Din musician, traditional dancer, artist, filmmaker, & Indigenous anarchist. Klee is originally from Black Mesa and has worked nearly all of his life at the front lines in struggles to protect Indigenous sacred lands. Klee is a founder and coordinator with Indigenous Action, Kinlani Mutual aid, Indigenous Mutual Aid, and a partner of Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest on the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the challenges facing the U.S. to control the virus without universal healthcare. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Food banks are under stress across the U.S., with long lines of food insecure people hoping to be able to feed their families. We discuss food insecurity in the U.S. as well as the inter-relationship between sustainable agriculture, ecology and health. Our guest is Kentucky-based Stephen Bartlett, coordinator of Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville. His organization aims to create a joyous, diverse, and sustainable community of well-nourished people and well-compensated farmers and food workers. For our weekly Earth Watch, Klee Benally joins us to discuss COVID-19 and Indigenous mutual aid. Klee is a Din musician, traditional dancer, artist, filmmaker, & Indigenous anarchist. Klee is originally from Black Mesa and has worked nearly all of his life at the front lines in struggles to protect Indigenous sacred lands. Klee is a founder and coordinator with Indigenous Action, Kinlani Mutual aid, Indigenous Mutual Aid, and a partner of Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein is a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. We also turn our attention to Julian Assange, who is under threat of extradition to the United States. As the COVID-19 virus continues to wreak havoc on the United Kingdom and the world as a whole, many are concerned about Assange's health. Our guest is Deepa Govindarajan Driver. She is a university lecturer and a disabled woman of color, based in London. Deepa is also a citizen activist campaigning to free Assange, the publisher of Wikileaks and a multi award-winning journalist. Also, we take a look at the impact of the protests in April 2000 against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Our guest is Soren Ambrose, the International Head of Policy, Advocacy, and Research, for Action Aid International. He is based in Nairobi, Kenya. He was one of the lead organizers of the April 2000 protests against the IMF and World Bank which brought upwards of 20,000 to Washington, DC.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein is a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. We also turn our attention to Julian Assange, who is under threat of extradition to the United States. As the COVID-19 virus continues to wreak havoc on the United Kingdom and the world as a whole, many are concerned about Assange's health. Our guest is Deepa Govindarajan Driver. She is a university lecturer and a disabled woman of color, based in London. Deepa is also a citizen activist campaigning to free Assange, the publisher of Wikileaks and a multi award-winning journalist. Also, we take a look at the impact of the protests in April 2000 against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Our guest is Soren Ambrose, the International Head of Policy, Advocacy, and Research, for Action Aid International. He is based in Nairobi, Kenya. He was one of the lead organizers of the April 2000 protests against the IMF and World Bank which brought upwards of 20,000 to Washington, DC.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein is a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. We also turn our attention to Julian Assange, who is under threat of extradition to the United States. As the COVID-19 virus continues to wreak havoc on the United Kingdom and the world as a whole, many are concerned about Assange's health. Our guest is Deepa Govindarajan Driver. She is a university lecturer and a disabled woman of color, based in London. Deepa is also a citizen activist campaigning to free Assange, the publisher of Wikileaks and a multi award-winning journalist. Also, we take a look at the impact of the protests in April 2000 against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Our guest is Soren Ambrose, the International Head of Policy, Advocacy, and Research, for Action Aid International. He is based in Nairobi, Kenya. He was one of the lead organizers of the April 2000 protests against the IMF and World Bank which brought upwards of 20,000 to Washington, DC.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein is a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. We also turn our attention to Julian Assange, who is under threat of extradition to the United States. As the COVID-19 virus continues to wreak havoc on the United Kingdom and the world as a whole, many are concerned about Assange's health. Our guest is Deepa Govindarajan Driver. She is a university lecturer and a disabled woman of color, based in London. Deepa is also a citizen activist campaigning to free Assange, the publisher of Wikileaks and a multi award-winning journalist. Also, we take a look at the impact of the protests in April 2000 against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Our guest is Soren Ambrose, the International Head of Policy, Advocacy, and Research, for Action Aid International. He is based in Nairobi, Kenya. He was one of the lead organizers of the April 2000 protests against the IMF and World Bank which brought upwards of 20,000 to Washington, DC.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein is a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. We also turn our attention to Julian Assange, who is under threat of extradition to the United States. As the COVID-19 virus continues to wreak havoc on the United Kingdom and the world as a whole, many are concerned about Assange's health. Our guest is Deepa Govindarajan Driver. She is a university lecturer and a disabled woman of color, based in London. Deepa is also a citizen activist campaigning to free Assange, the publisher of Wikileaks and a multi award-winning journalist. Also, we take a look at the impact of the protests in April 2000 against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Our guest is Soren Ambrose, the International Head of Policy, Advocacy, and Research, for Action Aid International. He is based in Nairobi, Kenya. He was one of the lead organizers of the April 2000 protests against the IMF and World Bank which brought upwards of 20,000 to Washington, DC.

This is episode 32, “If There's an Argument for Medicare for All That Ought to Convince Everyone, It's This Epidemic.” My guest, David Himmelstein, MD, is a Distinguished Professor of public health and health policy in the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College. Dr. Himmelstein is a co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. He has authored or coauthored more than 100 journal articles and three books, and is a top expert on the waste and abuse of our current health care system. Do not miss this episode as Dr. Himmelstein describes the United States’ devastating response to the coronavirus pandemic and how a single-payer Medicare for All system would help. Episode 32 Transcript  

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest news on the coronavirus and its impact. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As the pandemic continues its march across the globe, starting today, South Africa will begin a 21-day lockdown. We speak with Mazibuko Jara, the Deputy Director of the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education in Capetown, South Africa. For our weekly Earth Watch, Dr. Felicia Keesing joins us to discuss the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. Some warn that the coronavirus is a warning shot from nature. Dr. Keesing, Distinguished Professor of the Sciences at Bard College in New York, received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She studies the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. In Kenya, where she has been working for almost 25 years, she has investigated how savanna communities respond to the disappearance of large animals such as elephants and zebras. In the U.S., she studies how interactions among species influence disease risk for humans, particularly for Lyme disease and the emerging diseases anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest news on the coronavirus and its impact. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As the pandemic continues its march across the globe, starting today, South Africa will begin a 21-day lockdown. We speak with Mazibuko Jara, the Deputy Director of the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education in Capetown, South Africa. For our weekly Earth Watch, Dr. Felicia Keesing joins us to discuss the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. Some warn that the coronavirus is a warning shot from nature. Dr. Keesing, Distinguished Professor of the Sciences at Bard College in New York, received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She studies the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. In Kenya, where she has been working for almost 25 years, she has investigated how savanna communities respond to the disappearance of large animals such as elephants and zebras. In the U.S., she studies how interactions among species influence disease risk for humans, particularly for Lyme disease and the emerging diseases anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest news on the coronavirus and its impact. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As the pandemic continues its march across the globe, starting today, South Africa will begin a 21-day lockdown. We speak with Mazibuko Jara, the Deputy Director of the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education in Capetown, South Africa. For our weekly Earth Watch, Dr. Felicia Keesing joins us to discuss the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. Some warn that the coronavirus is a warning shot from nature. Dr. Keesing, Distinguished Professor of the Sciences at Bard College in New York, received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She studies the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. In Kenya, where she has been working for almost 25 years, she has investigated how savanna communities respond to the disappearance of large animals such as elephants and zebras. In the U.S., she studies how interactions among species influence disease risk for humans, particularly for Lyme disease and the emerging diseases anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest news on the coronavirus and its impact. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As the pandemic continues its march across the globe, starting today, South Africa will begin a 21-day lockdown. We speak with Mazibuko Jara, the Deputy Director of the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education in Capetown, South Africa. For our weekly Earth Watch, Dr. Felicia Keesing joins us to discuss the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. Some warn that the coronavirus is a warning shot from nature. Dr. Keesing, Distinguished Professor of the Sciences at Bard College in New York, received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She studies the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. In Kenya, where she has been working for almost 25 years, she has investigated how savanna communities respond to the disappearance of large animals such as elephants and zebras. In the U.S., she studies how interactions among species influence disease risk for humans, particularly for Lyme disease and the emerging diseases anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest news on the coronavirus and its impact. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As the pandemic continues its march across the globe, starting today, South Africa will begin a 21-day lockdown. We speak with Mazibuko Jara, the Deputy Director of the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education in Capetown, South Africa. For our weekly Earth Watch, Dr. Felicia Keesing joins us to discuss the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. Some warn that the coronavirus is a warning shot from nature. Dr. Keesing, Distinguished Professor of the Sciences at Bard College in New York, received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She studies the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. In Kenya, where she has been working for almost 25 years, she has investigated how savanna communities respond to the disappearance of large animals such as elephants and zebras. In the U.S., she studies how interactions among species influence disease risk for humans, particularly for Lyme disease and the emerging diseases anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest news on the coronavirus and its impact. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As the pandemic continues its march across the globe, starting today, South Africa will begin a 21-day lockdown. We speak with Mazibuko Jara, the Deputy Director of the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education in Capetown, South Africa. For our weekly Earth Watch, Dr. Felicia Keesing joins us to discuss the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. Some warn that the coronavirus is a warning shot from nature. Dr. Keesing, Distinguished Professor of the Sciences at Bard College in New York, received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She studies the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. In Kenya, where she has been working for almost 25 years, she has investigated how savanna communities respond to the disappearance of large animals such as elephants and zebras. In the U.S., she studies how interactions among species influence disease risk for humans, particularly for Lyme disease and the emerging diseases anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest news on the coronavirus and its impact. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As the pandemic continues its march across the globe, starting today, South Africa will begin a 21-day lockdown. We speak with Mazibuko Jara, the Deputy Director of the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education in Capetown, South Africa. For our weekly Earth Watch, Dr. Felicia Keesing joins us to discuss the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. Some warn that the coronavirus is a warning shot from nature. Dr. Keesing, Distinguished Professor of the Sciences at Bard College in New York, received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She studies the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. In Kenya, where she has been working for almost 25 years, she has investigated how savanna communities respond to the disappearance of large animals such as elephants and zebras. In the U.S., she studies how interactions among species influence disease risk for humans, particularly for Lyme disease and the emerging diseases anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest news on the coronavirus and its impact. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As the pandemic continues its march across the globe, starting today, South Africa will begin a 21-day lockdown. We speak with Mazibuko Jara, the Deputy Director of the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education in Capetown, South Africa. For our weekly Earth Watch, Dr. Felicia Keesing joins us to discuss the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. Some warn that the coronavirus is a warning shot from nature. Dr. Keesing, Distinguished Professor of the Sciences at Bard College in New York, received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She studies the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. In Kenya, where she has been working for almost 25 years, she has investigated how savanna communities respond to the disappearance of large animals such as elephants and zebras. In the U.S., she studies how interactions among species influence disease risk for humans, particularly for Lyme disease and the emerging diseases anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest news on the coronavirus and its impact. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As the pandemic continues its march across the globe, starting today, South Africa will begin a 21-day lockdown. We speak with Mazibuko Jara, the Deputy Director of the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education in Capetown, South Africa. For our weekly Earth Watch, Dr. Felicia Keesing joins us to discuss the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. Some warn that the coronavirus is a warning shot from nature. Dr. Keesing, Distinguished Professor of the Sciences at Bard College in New York, received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She studies the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. In Kenya, where she has been working for almost 25 years, she has investigated how savanna communities respond to the disappearance of large animals such as elephants and zebras. In the U.S., she studies how interactions among species influence disease risk for humans, particularly for Lyme disease and the emerging diseases anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest news on the coronavirus and its impact. Our guest is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. As the pandemic continues its march across the globe, starting today, South Africa will begin a 21-day lockdown. We speak with Mazibuko Jara, the Deputy Director of the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education in Capetown, South Africa. For our weekly Earth Watch, Dr. Felicia Keesing joins us to discuss the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. Some warn that the coronavirus is a warning shot from nature. Dr. Keesing, Distinguished Professor of the Sciences at Bard College in New York, received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She studies the consequences of interactions among species, particularly as biodiversity declines. In Kenya, where she has been working for almost 25 years, she has investigated how savanna communities respond to the disappearance of large animals such as elephants and zebras. In the U.S., she studies how interactions among species influence disease risk for humans, particularly for Lyme disease and the emerging diseases anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

Resistance Round Table, broadcast on WPKN Radio (wpkn.org) the 2nd Saturday of each month where hosts Richard Hill, Ruth Anne Baumgartner and Scott Harris engage in conversation about local and nationwide opposition to the Trump regime agenda. On this program Resistance Roundtable hosts are joined by guests Dr. David Himmelstein and Dr. Oliver Fein, who discuss the coronavirus pandemic, the government response and how moving the U.S. to a universal health care system would be more effective in managing the health care crisis. They discuss dealing with the global pandemic that is now sweeping the U.S. Dr. David Himmelstein is a distinguished professor of public health and health policy in the City University of New York School of Public Health at Hunter College, adjunct clinical professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Himmelstein is co-founder of the group Physicians for a National Health Program. Dr. Oliver Fein is a professor of clinical medicine and clinical public health at Weill Cornell Medical College, where he serves as associate dean responsible for the Office of Affiliations and the Office of Global Health Education. Dr. Fein is a past president of Physicians for a National Health Program and chairman of the New York Metro Chapter of PNHP.

Today on Sojourner Truth, the latest on the coronavirus. Joining us to discuss the latest on the coronavirus is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Also, the response of mothers in East Los Angeles to the growing housing crisis. Our guest is Roberto Flores, an activist in and resident of East Los Angeles. He is associated with the Eastside Cafe. Also joining us is Martha Escudero, an impacted mother from the area. Lastly, analysis of the recent Democratic Party presidential debate as part of our Sojourner Truth Election Watch. Our guest is Alan Minsky, the Executive Director of the Progressive Democrats of America. A lifelong activist, Alan worked as a progressive journalist for the past two decades.

Today on Sojourner Truth, the latest on the coronavirus. Joining us to discuss the latest on the coronavirus is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Also, the response of mothers in East Los Angeles to the growing housing crisis. Our guest is Roberto Flores, an activist in and resident of East Los Angeles. He is associated with the Eastside Cafe. Also joining us is Martha Escudero, an impacted mother from the area. Lastly, analysis of the recent Democratic Party presidential debate as part of our Sojourner Truth Election Watch. Our guest is Alan Minsky, the Executive Director of the Progressive Democrats of America. A lifelong activist, Alan worked as a progressive journalist for the past two decades.

Today on Sojourner Truth, the latest on the coronavirus. Joining us to discuss the latest on the coronavirus is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Also, the response of mothers in East Los Angeles to the growing housing crisis. Our guest is Roberto Flores, an activist in and resident of East Los Angeles. He is associated with the Eastside Cafe. Also joining us is Martha Escudero, an impacted mother from the area. Lastly, analysis of the recent Democratic Party presidential debate as part of our Sojourner Truth Election Watch. Our guest is Alan Minsky, the Executive Director of the Progressive Democrats of America. A lifelong activist, Alan worked as a progressive journalist for the past two decades.

Today on Sojourner Truth, the latest on the coronavirus. Joining us to discuss the latest on the coronavirus is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Also, the response of mothers in East Los Angeles to the growing housing crisis. Our guest is Roberto Flores, an activist in and resident of East Los Angeles. He is associated with the Eastside Cafe. Also joining us is Martha Escudero, an impacted mother from the area. Lastly, analysis of the recent Democratic Party presidential debate as part of our Sojourner Truth Election Watch. Our guest is Alan Minsky, the Executive Director of the Progressive Democrats of America. A lifelong activist, Alan worked as a progressive journalist for the past two decades.

Today on Sojourner Truth, the latest on the coronavirus. Joining us to discuss the latest on the coronavirus is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Also, the response of mothers in East Los Angeles to the growing housing crisis. Our guest is Roberto Flores, an activist in and resident of East Los Angeles. He is associated with the Eastside Cafe. Also joining us is Martha Escudero, an impacted mother from the area. Lastly, analysis of the recent Democratic Party presidential debate as part of our Sojourner Truth Election Watch. Our guest is Alan Minsky, the Executive Director of the Progressive Democrats of America. A lifelong activist, Alan worked as a progressive journalist for the past two decades.

Today on Sojourner Truth, the latest on the coronavirus. Joining us to discuss the latest on the coronavirus is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Also, the response of mothers in East Los Angeles to the growing housing crisis. Our guest is Roberto Flores, an activist in and resident of East Los Angeles. He is associated with the Eastside Cafe. Also joining us is Martha Escudero, an impacted mother from the area. Lastly, analysis of the recent Democratic Party presidential debate as part of our Sojourner Truth Election Watch. Our guest is Alan Minsky, the Executive Director of the Progressive Democrats of America. A lifelong activist, Alan worked as a progressive journalist for the past two decades.

Today on Sojourner Truth, the latest on the coronavirus. Joining us to discuss the latest on the coronavirus is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Also, the response of mothers in East Los Angeles to the growing housing crisis. Our guest is Roberto Flores, an activist in and resident of East Los Angeles. He is associated with the Eastside Cafe. Also joining us is Martha Escudero, an impacted mother from the area. Lastly, analysis of the recent Democratic Party presidential debate as part of our Sojourner Truth Election Watch. Our guest is Alan Minsky, the Executive Director of the Progressive Democrats of America. A lifelong activist, Alan worked as a progressive journalist for the past two decades.

Today on Sojourner Truth, the latest on the coronavirus. Joining us to discuss the latest on the coronavirus is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Also, the response of mothers in East Los Angeles to the growing housing crisis. Our guest is Roberto Flores, an activist in and resident of East Los Angeles. He is associated with the Eastside Cafe. Also joining us is Martha Escudero, an impacted mother from the area. Lastly, analysis of the recent Democratic Party presidential debate as part of our Sojourner Truth Election Watch. Our guest is Alan Minsky, the Executive Director of the Progressive Democrats of America. A lifelong activist, Alan worked as a progressive journalist for the past two decades.

Today on Sojourner Truth, the latest on the coronavirus. Joining us to discuss the latest on the coronavirus is Dr. David Himmelstein, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York, a lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care doctor in The Bronx. Dr. Himmelstein co-founded Physicians for a National Health Program, a group whose 23,000 members advocate for Medicare for All. Also, the response of mothers in East Los Angeles to the growing housing crisis. Our guest is Roberto Flores, an activist in and resident of East Los Angeles. He is associated with the Eastside Cafe. Also joining us is Martha Escudero, an impacted mother from the area. Lastly, analysis of the recent Democratic Party presidential debate as part of our Sojourner Truth Election Watch. Our guest is Alan Minsky, the Executive Director of the Progressive Democrats of America. A lifelong activist, Alan worked as a progressive journalist for the past two decades.