But as for activism, my parents did what they could, given the constraints, but were never involved in the causes I think of when I think of activists.

If access to health care is considered a human right, who is considered human enough to have that right?

The thing about rights is that in the end you can't prove what should be considered a right.

But if you're asking my opinion, I would argue that a social justice approach should be central to medicine and utilized to be central to public health. This could be very simple: the well should take care of the sick.

WL’s [White Liberals] think all the world’s problems can be fixed without any cost to themselves. We don’t believe that. There’s a lot to be said for sacrifice, remorse, even pity. It’s what separates us from roaches

It is clear that the pharmaceutical industry is not, by any stretch of the imagination, doing enough to ensure that the poor have access to adequate medical care.

I can't think of a better model for Haiti rebuilding than Rwanda.