2012-10-30 17:06:13
Dr. Bezruchka (Nostalgia for the Future: Rethinking today’s society so Americans have healthier lives”) has practiced as an Emergency Room physician for the past 30 years and is recognized as a National figure on the state of health here in the United States. His talk involves the topic of Steve Jobs' death, and goes into the idea of "vital signs"- compares the vital signs of a nation, to the vital signs of people. Bezruchka also talks about being poor in the US, you are less likely to have a long life, and how inequalities are at record highs. We are in the midst of a political revolution, due to these unequal structures of society.
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