Category Archives: Capitalism

Serious dearth of doctors projected for the US. But no worries: lots of new MBAs

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Index: Percentage increase since 2002 in medical schools offering dual MD/MBA programs: 131 Minimum projected shortage, by 2034, in the number of primary care physicians in the United States: 17,800.

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About all these protests…

Posted on May 25, 2024 by Naomi

I think protests are fine, a virtual necessity and sign of become adult and sharing the responsibilities and concerns of their fellow citizens and our immediate world. Don’t kill or main anybody and you’re good with me.* But I have … Continue reading →

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Two justice systems, one for the rich, one for the rest of us?

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Naomi

Another cliché I wish could be laid to rest (I’d say “killed,” but I am adamantly opposed to the death penalty). I’m highly sensitive to the gross injustices of wrongful convictions and imprisonments thanks to the Innocence Project, on the … Continue reading →

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