It’s officially the first day of summer, the planet is overheating, and the GOP Senate “Trumpcare” bill might see the light of day tomorrow.

I read a Jonathan Cohn piece from Huffington Post on the show to prove that we’re being gaslighted by the Republicans over how the Affordable Care Act was written: “The Big Lie Republicans Are Using To Defend Their Secret Health Care Bill“.

Today, I was happy to welcome author and journalist Helaine Olen to the show to talk about what’s wrong with our health care system in the US. We discussed her latest piece for The Atlantic, “Even the Insured Often Can’t Afford Their Medical Bills” and from The Nation, “Why Won’t More American Corporations Support Single-Payer Health Care?