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Sotomayor for the Prosecution1 comment

James Ridgeway wrote 1 day ago: Sonia Sotomayor’s all-but-certain conifirmation will be a notable victory for the Democrats, a … more →

Tags: Bush administration, Congress, Immigration, Legal Issues, media, Obama Administration, prisons & criminal justice, Race & Racism, Right Wing

Congress's $1.2 Million a Day Drug Habit

James Ridgeway wrote 2 weeks ago: When it comes to securing their interests against even the flimsiest of threats, the drug-makers’ po … more →

Tags: Bush administration, Congressional Republicans, Corporations, Drug industry, Health Care, health insurance industry, Lobbying, Medicare, Obama Administration

AARP Lines Up Behind Pharma--Again2 comments

James Ridgeway wrote 3 weeks ago: AARP was among the very first to register support of the drug industry’s announcement of $30 billion … more →

Tags: Bush administration, Congressional Republicans, Corporations, Drug industry, Health Care, health insurance industry, Medicare, AARP, conflict of interest

Big Pharma's Phony "Gift" to Seniors2 comments

James Ridgeway wrote 3 weeks ago: Big Pharma’s proposal to help old people get their meds by giving them a discount when they fall int … more →

Tags: Corporations, Drug industry, Health Care, Lobbying, Medicare, Obama Administration, health-care reform, Max Baucus, Medicare coverage gap

Health Care Bait and Switch Video1 comment

James Ridgeway wrote 3 weeks ago: After seeing my post on health care co-ops over at Mother Jones this morning–along with inform … more →

Tags: Corporations, Health Care, health insurance industry, Lobbying, Campaign contributions, Co-ops, health care cooperatives, health-care reform, Lee Stranahan

How Health Care Reform Flew the Co-op (OR the Public Option That Isn't, Part 2)

James Ridgeway wrote 4 weeks ago: This week I’ve been writing about the destruction of all the best elements of health care reform in … more →

Tags: budget / tax policy, Congressional Republicans, Corporations, Health Care, health insurance industry, Lobbying, Obama Administration, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Co-ops

Pimps and Chumps2 comments

urbino wrote 4 weeks ago: It looks like health care reform is in big trouble in the congress. People are blaming a host of cau … more →

Tags: Juvenal Urbino, health-care reform

The Not-So-Public "Public Option" in Health Care Reform (Part 1)

James Ridgeway wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday I wrote about the myriad compromises that are likely to result in a health care reform pla … more →

Tags: Corporations, Drug industry, Health Care, health insurance industry, Medicare, Obama Administration, AMA, American Medical Association, Co-ops

Life in Lockdown

James Ridgeway wrote 1 month ago: AGING BEHIND BARS SERIES Note: For several months, as part of my work for Mother Jones, I have been … more →

Tags: Aging Behind Bars, Legal Issues, prisons & criminal justice, Race & Racism, 1st Amendment, 8th Amendment, angola 3, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Human Rights

Not Enough Cops to Silence Single-Payer Advocates

James Ridgeway wrote 2 months ago: James McGee, who blogs at The Amazing Maze of U.S. Health Care (and who, as a health plan administra … more →

Tags: Health Care, Obama Administration, health insurance industry, Congressional Republicans, Lobbying, health-care reform, Single Payer, SEnate Finance Committee, Max Baucus

Congress Reaches Its Credit Limit

James Ridgeway wrote 2 months ago: Flanked by local residents who have wrenching stories of crippling debt, President Obama today stage … more →

Tags: Congress, financial crisis / recession, Jobs, Employment, Unemployment, Legal Issues, Lobbying, Obama Administration, Wall Street / financial industry, Credit Card Bill of Rights, American Express

Phony Social Security "Crisis" Is Fueled by New Report1 comment

James Ridgeway wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday I wrote about the new rounds to come in the phony crusade to “save” Social Sec … more →

Tags: budget / tax policy, financial crisis / recession, generations / intergenerational issues, Health Care, Jobs, Employment, Unemployment, Medicare, Obama Administration, pensions / retirement funds, Right Wing

Social Security Give-and-Take Leaves Old Folks in the Hole2 comments

James Ridgeway wrote 2 months ago: Spring has come to recession-era America, which means that all across the nation, millions of old pe … more →

Tags: Age Discrimination, budget / tax policy, Congressional Republicans, financial crisis / recession, generations / intergenerational issues, Obama Administration, pensions / retirement funds, Social Security, Wall Street / financial industry

What a great idea

The Forum wrote 2 months ago: It’s no big surprise that the House GOP are having a hard time dealing with Barney Frank when … more →

Tags: 111th Congress, Congressional Republicans, Barney Frank, house financial services, Randy Neugebauer, Spencer Bachus

Ideological Purity

The Forum wrote 2 months ago: It’s amazing what’s considered political virtue these days.  Last week, Arlen Specter … more →

Tags: Liberalism, 2010 election, Arlen Specter, Barack Obama, Big Labor, Democrat Party, Ed Rendell, EFCA, employee free choice act

The Past Week: April 26-May 2, 2009 (Cap & Trade Speed Bumps; Tiny Houses; Obama's Unchecked Spending Could Doom Health, Energy Plans)4 comments

insightanalytical wrote 2 months ago: ~~By InsightAnalytical-GRL At the start of the week, before all the hoopla over the first 100 Days o … more →

Tags: Current Politics, Barack Obama, Al Gore, George W. Bush, moderate democrats, Earth Day, cap-and-trade energy plan, Tumableweed Tiny House Company, jay shafer

We Must Be Morons

The Forum wrote 2 months ago: The Senate voted down the mortgage cramdown bill on Thursday.  The bill allows bankruptcy judges to … more →

Tags: Chuck Schumer, Citigroup, GOVERNMENT BAILOUTS, mortgage cramdown bill, Mortgage Modifications, Republicans, U.S. Senate

Democrat All-Stars (seeking nominations)

pbloc900 wrote 2 months ago: I will be starting a new category called Democrat All-Stars.  Its theme will be loosely based upon B … more →

Tags: Democrat All-Stars, america, Democrat, Bud Light, real men of genius, John Conyers, Hate Crimes, legislation, House of Representatives

Specter Remains a Democrat

The Forum wrote 2 months ago: Arlen Specter last month: “I’m staying a Republican because I think I have a more import … more →

Tags: Congressional Republicans, Arlen Specter, GOP, Jim Jeffords, John Cornyn, NRSC, Pat Toomey


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