“Lack of health insurance kills 45,000 American adults a year, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health. . . . Even with health insurance, many Americans are a medical crisis away from bankruptcy,” writes Holly Sklar (distributed by McClatchy-Tribune News Service).
The Gannett News Service reports: “Women should be allowed to serve aboard submarines, and the Navy is “moving out aggressively” to make it happen, according to the service’s top civilian.”
National Journal reports: “In a bid to wrangle concessions from the Blue Dog Coalition on healthcare reform, House leaders Thursday released CBO estimates for liberals’ preferred version of the public option that show $85 billion more in savings than for the version the Blue Dogs prefer.”
In a Washington Post op-ed, Harold Meyerson answers the question “So what does ACORN actually do, anyway?” and expands readers’ perspective on the group that has become a favorite right-wing target.
Tracy Clark-Flory write for Salon’s Broadsheet about the “extreme challenges facing girls’ education worldwide” and why “it’s a fight worth fighting.”
Tell the Senate to vote No on the SAVE America Act.