by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 20, 2023 | Children in poverty, David Brooks, diseases of despair, Economic inequality, Enlightenment Now, Featured Post, Global Warming, Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem, healthcare disparities, Housing shortages as a social determinant of health, Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners, Lfe expectancy, Manifest Destiny, Martin Luther King Jr, political polarization, Poverty and healthcare, Rutger Bregman and Humankind: A hopeful History, Social Determinants of Health, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Second Mountain: The Quest For a Moral Life, The Triple Aim, The Voting Rights Act of 1965, Where Do We Go From Here?
January 20, 2023 Dear interested Readers, It Is a Matter of Perspective Most Monday mornings I am on a Zoom call with seven good friends. We are a “book group.” Over a few years, we have been through several books that discuss philosophical, ethical,...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 30, 2022 | 2022 midterm elections, a pink ripple, Biden's Use of Executive Orders, Build Back Better, Children in poverty, COVID uncertainty, Democracy on the Ballot, Economic inequality, Family Health Project, Featured Post, Global Warming, Gun Violence, healthcare disparities, Healthcare equity, Hearings of House Committee on January 6, Illiberalism, Inflation, Joe Knowles, Politics and Healthcare, Poverty and healthcare, Putin's Invasion of Ukraine, Roe v. Wade is overturned, Social Determinants of Health, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Trump's legacy court, Universal Basic Income
December 30, 2022 Dear Interested Reader, Looking Back, Looking Forward Janus, the two-faced Roman god, is the god of doorways and beginnings and endings. He also presides over the beginning and end of wars, making him the god of war and peace. Given...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 18, 2022 | 2022 midterm elections, 2024 elections, Biden's American Families Plan, Build Back Better, Children in poverty, Donald Trump's future, Family Health Project, Featured Post, Joe Knowles, Lynn Community Health Center, Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Social Determinants of Health, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Trump's lies, Universal Basic Income
November 18, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, Family Health Project Update: Adding Evidence and Experience To The Wisdom of Universal Basic Income. Last week my wife and I were delighted to attend an event offered by the Family Health Project and its...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 11, 2022 | 2022 midterm elections, A red wave, A story from my life, Children in poverty, Critical Race Theory, Democracy on the Ballot, Donald Trump's Reluctance to accept the outcome of the election, Economic inequality, election denial, Equity, Featured Post, Global Warming, healthcare disparities, Illiberalism, Inequality, MAGA, Poverty and healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The impact of a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, The threat to women's reproductive rights, Trump's lies, Universal Basic Income
November 11, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, It Was a Beautiful Day To Vote, and Hope and Democracy Survived. I usually love to vote. This year as election day approached, I was very apprehensive about what life would be like after the “red wave” washed...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 30, 2022 | ACA, Biden's American Families Plan, Block Island, Build Back Better, Children in poverty, CHIP, Dr. Ruby Payne, Economic inequality, Featured Post, healthcare disparities, Social Determinants of Health, The potential fallibility of statistics, Universal Basic Income
September 30, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, The Data Says There Is Less Poverty, But Poverty Is Still A Huge Barrier To Health I was pleasantly surprised to hear recently that childhood poverty is down dramatically over the last twenty years. That was...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 12, 2022 | 2022 midterm elections, Build Back Better, Children in poverty, Economic inequality, Effective altruism, Equity, Ezra Klein, Featured Post, Global Warming, Inflation, Kearsage Regional Ecumenical Ministries, out of pocket healthcare costs, political polarization, Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Social Determinants of Health, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The sixth extinction, What we owe to future generations, Will MacAskill
August 12, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, What Do We Owe The Future? Future people count. There could be a lot of them. We can make their lives better. That quote is part of Ezra Klein’s introduction to an interview with futurist Will MacAskill...
