Link to the Show / Show NotesThis week on CounterSpin: The Stupak Amendment, a last-minute addition to the House’s recently passed healthcare reform plan, would severely restrict abortion coverage for those on the "public option" part of the plan and those buying private insurance using government money. Many House Democrats journalists and pundits have portrayed Stupak as a sacrifice that must be made to get healthcare reform. Reproductive health advocates and many others differ, saying it could enormously impact reproductive healthcare access. We'll talk with Jodi Jacobson, editor of the RH Reality Check website about Stupak.
Also on CounterSpin today, there's a lot of talk in the media about education reform. That can mean a lot of things, but in the corporate media the 'reformist' label tends to be applied to anyone who emphasizes improving test scores and, more importantly, takes on the teachers unions. One big issue is so-called merit pay, which we're told the unions vehemently oppose. Barbara Miner from Rethinking Schools will join us to talk about the issue and how the media mishandle it.
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--RH Reality Check
--"The Debate Over Differentiated Pay: The Devil is In the Details," by Barbara Miner (Rethinking Schools, Autumn 2009)
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