Sunday, December 08, 2024

Something to Think About . . .

Dr. Butch Ware
Former Green Party 2024 vice presidential candidate
December 7, 2024


Above: Butch Ware in Minneapolis – October 14, 2024.
For The Wild Reed’s coverage of Dr. Ware’s September 8, 2024
meet-and-greet event in Minneapolis, click here.


Related Off-site Links:
Single Payer Has Been Part of the Green Party Platform Since 2000 – The Green Party U.S. official website.
Killing of Insurance CEO Reveals Simmering Anger at U.S. Health System – Mike Wendling and Madeline Halpert (BBC News, December 6, 2024).
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s Killing Shines Light on Health Insurance Denial Rates – Lukas I. Alpert (Market Watch, December 6, 2024).
“Deny, Defend, Depose”: Top Healthcare CEO Assassinated – Sabrina Salvati (Sabby Sabs, December 6, 2024).
After Public Stood United, Blue Cross Blue Shield Reverses Greedy Decision – Kit Cabello (Hard Lens Media, December 6, 2024).
The Deep Roots of Americans’ Hatred of Their Health Care System – Dylan Scott (Vox, December 6, 2024).
A Murder on the Streets Has Fear Rising in the Suites – Sam Pizzigati (Inequality.org, December 8, 2024).
Healthcare in America: A Conversation with Dr. Steve Farber – Marianne Williamson (Firelight Chat, August 9, 2023).
The “Silent Violence” of Corporate Greed and Power – Ralph Nader (Common Dreams, December 8, 2024).
Butch Ware, Former Green Party VP Nominee, Announces Next Run for Office – Kaitlyn Kennedy (MSN.com, November 11, 2024).

UPDATES: Police Say Luigi Mangione, Suspected Killer of Insurance CEO, Had “Ill Will Toward Corporate America” – Brett Wilkins (Common Dreams, December 9, 2024).
Healthcare CEO’s “Unnecessary Care” Rant Prompts Another Tidal Wave of Fury – Zachary Folk (The Daily Beast, December 9, 2024).
The Hated U.S. Healthcare System Is Why Government Shouldn’t Be Run Like a Business – Thom Hartmann (Common Dreams, December 9, 2024).
ABC Anchor Rebuked for Claiming Popular, Cost-Saving Medicare for All Won’t Happen – Julia Conley (Common Dreams, December 9, 2024).
For-Profit Insurance Industry Rife with “Greed”: An Interview with David SirotaRising (December 9, 2024).
62% of Americans Agree U.S. Government Should Ensure Everyone Has Health Coverage – Julia Conley (Common Dreams, December 9, 2024).
Deny, Defend, Depose: UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Slaying Highlights Widespread Rage at Healthcare IndustryDemocracy Now! (December 10, 2024).
Healthcare Is a Right: CEO’s Killing Ignites Calls for Reform Amid Trump’s Plan to Privatize MedicareDemocracy Now! (December 10, 2024).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
The Green Party’s Jill Stein and Butch Ware Give Their First Post-Election Interview
Quotes of the Day – June 28, 2019
Progressive Perspectives on Where Democrats Went Wrong in the 2024 Election
Jill Stein: “We Give Reasons for People to Come Out and Vote”
The “Green Smoothie” Option
We’re Witnessing a Liberal Meltdown Over Jill Stein
Jill Stein in the Twin Cities
Anti-Genocide Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Reflects on the First Anniversary of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
Green Party Vice Presidential Candidate Butch Ware in Minneapolis
Butch Ware: “You Can Actually Vote Your Conscience”
“This Is a Tragic, Heartbreaking Moment in the History of Humanity”: Butch Ware on the Gaza Genocide
Peter Bloom on the Unmasking of the “Democratic Charade”
When Democrats Undermine Democracy
“Americans Deserve Choices”: Jill Stein on Breaking Points – 4/30/24
Progressive Perspectives on the Presidential Nomination of Kamala Harris
Progressive Perspectives On an American Coronation
Demolishing the False Narrative About Jill Stein and the 2016 Election


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