> Invariably, media coverage of the issue starts talking about universal healthcare. So you're saying I won't find a single media article about the black/white

> Invariably, media coverage of the issue starts talking about universal healthcare. So you're saying I won't find a single media article about the black/white mortality gap that doesn't mention universal healthcare? I'm nitpicking here, but you're complaining about journalists bringing their own agenda to the table while yourself giving in to the temptation to hyperbole. Surprise: It's really hard (and often dull as dishwater) to write the kind of utterly deracinated just-the-facts prose you wish the media would produce.