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Month: December 2010

National Issues from Medicaid to Social Security | Jean Ross Segment | Show 311

Guest: Jean Ross Joining us is Minnesota RN Jean Ross. Jean is one of three co-presidents for National Nurses United and has been an RN for over 30 years. Checking in about national issues from single payer health care to the proposed Medicaid and Social Security […]

Rewind Mary Michelucci and Terri Tate | Show 247BO

This show was originally broadcast August 29, 2010 but it was so good, we’re going to play it again. Dan’s back from Disneyland and updates us on the new and improved “It’s a Small World” ride. Anyone who has ever been to Disneyland knows just […]

Can My Boss Do That?

Here’s a good link to have handy in the day of  the corporation as boss: Can My Boss Do That? is a worker’s rights and workplace information web site seeking “to have all work honor justice and respect the laborer and employer.”  We hope you […]

The President’s Debt Reduction Panel | Karen Higgins Segment | Show 310

Guest: Karen Higgins Casey and Dan have a great conversation with our friend RN Karen Higgins about the recommendations that came from the President’s Debt Reduction Panel. What Karen has to say is shocking, at the very least, and should make all of us stand up […]

Nobel Laureate Endorses Single Payer

Here’s what Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has to say about single payer, in an interview published in The Times of India: Why have you been pitching for a single payer system for health insurance rather than a system where several private companies compete?The US […]

Best of Nurse Talk: Minnesota Nurses Strike | Mary McGibbon Segment | Show 237BO

Guest: Mary McGibbon On Nurse Talk this week an encore of Casey’s visit with Minnesota RN Mary McGibbon talking about Minnesota’s nurses strike, the largest strike of its kind in U.S. history. It was all about the ability to treat all patients with safety and good […]