by Billy Wharton from Examiner.com Seventeen health care activists were arrested this morning after a conducting a sit-in at the offices of the health insurance company Aetna. The protesters demanded that Aetna officials immediately approve all procedures which were recommended by physicians. Denial of medically necessary care is a key strategy employed by private health insurance companies in order... 

by Kristin Schall A Socialist WebZine Exclusive! At least there was a little good news at the August 31st healthcare town hall meeting in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. No death panels under the proposed Obama healthcare reform. But the good news ended quickly. Town hall meetings are supposed to offer people a voice , a chance to participate in the often distant democratic process. No such luck at Congresswoman...