Bøger af Michael Fine

Jewish Stories. Jew-ish Stories.Stories about Jews and non-Jews, living together in a confusing world and trying to find a way to continue to do so, in a world that keeps changing, collapsing in on itself, the ground changing under everyone's feet. Stories about small choices, small acts, small ideas, simple decencies, the way people and a people take care of one another, people who live in the shadow of the valley of death but persevere.But be careful: if you think you see the shadow of something bigger in these little stories or hear something more resounding in the echo of what sounds at first like only a still small voice....that is likely to be only your imagination, only a mirage. Perhaps."Michael Fine's The Jewish Prince of Denmark is replete with engaging mystery, surprising curiosities, and delightful nuance. Open the door, step inside, and get ready to explore."-Frederic G. Reamer, Ph.D."....these helluva good stories are riveting, especially 'The White Donkey'."-Samuel ShemAuthor of The House of God, The Spirit of the Place and Our Hospital"The Jewish Prince of Denmark... resonates with a sense of humor and healing, hopeful spirit."-Deborah H. Siegel, Ph.D.LICSW, Professor Emerita, School of Social Work, Rhode Island College"Fine is a masterful author."Torey Malathia, General Manager, The Public's RadioMICHAEL FINE is a writer, community organizer, family physician, public health official, and public health provocateur.

Today's deliberations about a revamped health care system are stuck. We need a fresh analysis and a new vision. Health Care Revolt sets out to provide just that and at a most propitious time in U.S. history. Dr. Michael Fine's manifesto frames the questions more expansively than others before him and offers an impassioned road map for a nation confused about which health care direction to travel. The crux of Dr. Fine's argument is that the U.S. does not have a health system. Rather we have put our faith in a so-called marketplace in which the few profit from the public's ill-health. This ailing market has accelerated the erosion of American democracy by contributing to economic polarisation. Health Care Revolt looks around the world for examples of health care systems that are effective and affordable, pictures such a system for the U.S., and creates a practical playbook for a political revolution in health care that will allow the nation to protect health while strengthening democrac

Addresses a key issue that confronts all industrialised nations: How do we organise healthcare services in accordance with fundamental human rights, whilst competing with scientific and technological advances, powerful commercial interests and widespread public ignorance?