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Will 'Sicko' Change America's Views of Socialized Medicine?
"Socialized medicine" is still a bogeyman of American politics, but Michael Moore's new film Sicko finds a lot to like in Canada, Britain, France—and even Cuba.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenSicko, the latest film by Michael Moore, is a scathing attack on America’s for-profit health care system. Few people have seen the film, but already it’s being denounced as a call for “socialized medicine.” Is that slogan distorting debate on a crucial issue? What are the pros and cons of single-payer, government run health systems? On Reporter's Notebook, Vice President Cheney claims he’s immune from both Congressional probes and Executive orders. Is he his own branch of government?
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