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Abortion and the US Republican Party

Abortion and the US Republican Party

by Heather Hastie | Jul 19, 2019 | Health, US Politics, Women

Before I start, I should note I am unapologetically pro-choice. I’ve been pro-choice for as long as I can remember. I recall thinking women should be able to have an abortion, if they want one, when I was just eight year old (1972-73). (New Zealand’s...
US Politics of Single-Payer Healthcare and Abortion

US Politics of Single-Payer Healthcare and Abortion

by Heather Hastie | Apr 16, 2019 | Health, US Politics

As regular readers know, I’ve written multiple posts over the years about why I think the US needs a single-payer healthcare system. The most recent was less than two months ago: ‘The Benefits of a Single-Payer Healthcare System’. As the only OECD...
The Benefits of a Single-Payer Healthcare System

The Benefits of a Single-Payer Healthcare System

by Heather Hastie | Feb 27, 2019 | Health, US Politics, USA

On 29 January 2019 we saw the first CNN Town Hall for a candidate for the 2020 US presidential election. Kamala Harris, a Democratic senator from California, is one of the more impressive members of what promises to be a huge field. CNN is reporting the Town Hall had...
Why is Trump is Expanding the Use of Asbestos in US?

Why is Trump is Expanding the Use of Asbestos in US?

by Heather Hastie | Aug 9, 2018 | Health, Human Rights, US Politics

This quick post about Trump and asbestos is mainly to let you know I’m still here, as well as to bring an un-effing-believable situation to your attention. I’ve had my new chair for about ten days. I assumed everything would be hunky-dory as soon as I got...
More Mass Murder of Children in the US (plus Tweets)

More Mass Murder of Children in the US (plus Tweets)

by Heather Hastie | Feb 19, 2018 | Gun Control, Health, Tweets, USA, Women

Seventeen children are dead in Florida and Trump tweets that it’s the FBI’s fault because they were too busy trying to find evidence he was colluding with Russia during the election campaign. WTF is wrong with this man? He went to Florida and met with the...
Orin Hatch: An Example of Money in Politics (plus Tweets)

Orin Hatch: An Example of Money in Politics (plus Tweets)

by Heather Hastie | Jan 8, 2018 | Health, Tweets, US Politics

One of the tweets Ann German sent me today was about Senator Orrin Hatch. He’s a Republican senator from Utah who’s been in the job for over forty years. His retirement at the end of his current term means he’s getting a bit of attention at the...
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