Tag: Marc Yacht

Marc YachtMay 14, 2015

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Police brutality represents the tip of the iceberg sparking volatile communities. The years 2000-2010 witnessed 17 major incidents of U.S. citizen unrest. More civil disobedience has already occurred this decade. Current demonstration levels are approaching the 1960s Vietnam protests. Police brutality receives credit for the current unrest. Members of law enforcement have tragically been targeted […]

Marc YachtMay 4, 2015

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U.S. families are in a funk, the country has lost its sense of humor and nobody laughs anymore. How did a nation evolve from the fun-loving ’50s and ’60s with drive-in theaters and sock hops to 50 percent-plus divorce rates and “apathetic” children? Any psychiatrist or psychologist worth his salt would describe this nation’s families […]

Marc YachtApril 15, 2015

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I started medical studies in Liege, Belgium, in 1973. The Université de Liège had students from many countries. Americans studied there but also Arabs, Palestinians, Israelis, Russians, Chinese and many other nationals. I struck up a friendship with a Tunisian and we shared an apartment while attending to our studies. Being Jewish, my loyalties were […]

Marc YachtApril 8, 2015
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Healthcare inequities are costing American lives, increasing disabilities, and bankrupting families forced to choose between healthcare and essentials. Obamacare covers 16 million but an additional 32 million remain unprotected. Although insurer abuses such as cherry picking, pre-existing conditions, denials and rate gouging are being addressed, exorbitant administrative costs and high premiums continue. America’s healthcare problems […]

Marc YachtMarch 23, 2015

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Joseph Nye Welch was the head counsel for the United States Army under investigation during Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s, Army-McCarthy hearings. McCarthy had just grilled a young Harvard lawyer when Welch commented to McCarthy: “Until this moment, Senator, I think I have never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness…. Let us not assassinate this lad further, senator. […]


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