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By Christine Wicker - Politics DailyMany Haitians believe unseen forces demand a sacrifice of life force in return for riches. That Vodou belief equips them to understand Haiti's situation far better than their putative rescuers, who operate within a myth that doesn't match Haiti's reality nearly as well, writes Elizabeth McAlister, associate professor of religion at Wesleyan University. ...
Resolve to Be the Warmth of the World
By Christine Wicker - Politics DailyI grew up Southern Baptist, which means my childhood was spent believing in the Big Man with a plan. He had it all in control. Having believed heart and soul in the kind of God that science has been steadily destroying for more than 200 years makes me a kind of throwback in the academic, scientific world where I now live. I still grieve a loss of innocent faith that more modern people hardly feel at all. ...
Feelin' Sick, Ladies? Better Hog-Tie Your Man
By Christine Wicker - Politics DailyI've read a lot of depressing news about the state of marriage recently, but none more dismal than a new study just released by the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Cancer docs noticed that many of their patients were separating or divorcing during treatment. These patients weren't doing well. They used more antidepressants, participated less in clinical trials, had more frequent hospitalizations, were less likely to complete radiation therapy and more likely not to die at home. ...
The Older Uninsured Tax the Public, as Well as Hospitals
By Christine Wicker - Politics DailyIt's practically an accepted notion that people without health insurance are well taken care of by public hospitals, and thus many believe there's no need for a national health care plan. Not so, according to a new study of uninsured Americans nearing retirement. A major illness such as cancer, stroke, diabetes or a psychiatric disorder will suck up one-third to one-half of the total accumulated assets of uninsured people between the ages of 51 and 64, according to Northwestern University researchers who looked at 14 years of data. And they may be underestimating. ...
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