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April Capil

Real Canadians Talking Real Health Care

by April Capil 09.02.2009

As our health care debate has overheated, myths about the Canadian health care system abound. The Republicans and the media are using the Canadian system to criticize everything from the public option to breast cancer treatment as they continue to stonewall any reform. This video, and more like it, might finally change the debate by [...]

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The Even-Worse-Case Scenario

by April Capil 06.23.2009

There is an oft-quoted saying that many Americans are just one bad illness away from poverty. Believe me when I say, I never thought that would be me. Two years ago, I was 33; I had a Green M.B.A., had just started my own business, and was buying my first house, thanks to an inheritance [...]

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