Friday News Links
Another week. The GOP wants to take our healthcare away. Again... Anyway, some news items you may or may not have seen... A cancer patient desperately needs a stem-cell transplant to save her life. Luckily, her sister is a 100% match and is willing to donate. The bad news: the U.S. won't grant her sister a visa to come here (from Vietnam) to undergo the procedure . This is long but worth the read: My White Friend Asked Me on Facebook to Explain White Privilege. I Decided to Be Honest. And in a similar vein: A Black Physician Pulled a 26-hour Shift Helping People and Saving Lives. But On His Way To His Car This Happened. How to combat this institutionalized racism? How about a Facebook group that'll respond for people of color? (I love the name: White Nonsense Roundup. You can follow them on Facebook or Twitter .) Apparently, the push to "reform" healthcare is motivated by $400 million . Naturally. Mueller seems to be treating 45 like a mob boss . Seems