What happens to healthcare when the COVID health emergency expires? Libby Watson, founder of Sick Note, a weekly on-line newsletter with the goal to “be a chronicle of everything sh*tty […]
Nursing Homes and COVID-19
Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine changes direction, at least a little bit, from our typical science-related topics. But it does relate to the coronavirus. Why were nursing homes hit so […]
Wisconsin Joint Finance Guts Governor Evers’ Budget
On May 9, the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee voted 11-4, along party lines, to strip Medicaid expansion and 131 policy items from Governor Tony Ever’s proposed budget. The move blows […]
Trump: Gut Social Security — Altman: Expand it!
After claiming on the campaign that he wouldn’t touch Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security, acting-President Trump’s latest budget proposal guts all three. Jan talks with Nancy Altman, President of Social […]
Medicaid System Frauds: Honest Mistake or Unjust Claims?
During his tenure in the Governor’s office, outgoing Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker frequently touted the work his Administration did to combat waste and fraud in state government. Walker bragged that […]
Split Show: Dispatches from Germany and the Future of Social Security
Today we bring you another two-part episode! First, we hear from members of The Left Berlin about the rise of neo-Nazism and fascist groups in Germany. Then, an update on […]