Howard Dean

Arianna Discusses Senate Health Care Reform On Countdown With Keith Olbermann

Huff TV | Posted 11.23.2009 | Media


Huff TV

Arianna stopped by Countdown with Keith Olbermann Monday night to talk about the politics behind the Senate's approach to health care reform, includin...

Sam Stein

Dean: Dems 'In Deep Trouble' On Health Care, The Only Options Are A Bad Bill Or 2010 Losses

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


One of the leading progressive champions of health care reform is pessimistic about the state of the debate in the Senate, saying he sees virtually no...

Howard Dean Stresses Importance of Grassroots Pressure on Public Option

Ellen Gill | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Ellen Gill

Dean said that he thinks the public option should be Medicare, administered by the same agencies and under the same rules as Medicare.

Health Care Reform: Trying to Please Everyone and No One

Philip Lee Miller | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics


Philip Lee Miller

You deserve a more articulate answer to the question: just what is the problem?

The Win That Should Have Been: Holding the DNC Responsible for Tuesday's Loss

Will Schwartz | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


Will Schwartz

What could have swung this mayoral election into a Thompson win?

Suggestions Wanted for "Can Capitalism Survive?" Debate

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business


Arianna Huffington

On Friday, I'm taking part in a debate on the question "America's Future: Can Capitalism Survive?" and I'd love to hear what points you think I should make.

John Salazar Distances Himself From Public Option After Appearing On Howard Dean's Website

gjsentinel.com | GARY HARMON/the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Posted 10.24.2009 | Denver


A Web site operated by former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean claims U.S. Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., as a supporter of the public ...

Friday Talking Points: Is Opt-Out The Answer?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The plan isn't going into effect until 2013. Think you're tired of TV ads and screaming folks at town hall meetings now? Picture a more local version of that for the next four years -- not a pretty sight.

Sam Stein

Dean: If I Were A Senator I'd Vote For Opt-Out Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


One of the most respected progressive voices on health care reform said on Thursday that he could live with and even support a compromise to the publi...

Howard Dean vs. Rahm Emanuel

Cenk Uygur | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

Once again, Howard Dean is right and Rahm Emanuel is wrong. What Emanuel doesn't seem to get is that real change is realistic.

Dean Pans Senate Health Care Bill: "This Is A Bill That George Bush Would Love" (VIDEO)

Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


Howard Dean panned the health care reform bill currently in the Senate Finance Committee as one that "George Bush would love" because "it's a massive ...

Triggering a Democratic Civil War

Mike Lux | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


Mike Lux

By winning Olympia Snowe over on health care, the White House is risking something far more politically dangerous: an ugly fight within the Democratic Party and further erosion of Obama's standing with his base.

From ACORN to Van Jones, the Online Rightroots Flexes Its Muscles

Matt Lewis | Posted 11.23.2009 | Technology


Matt Lewis

Online success has more to do with passion and intensity than with technological sophistication. And in politics, the outsiders -- not the establishment -- own passion.

The Law of Unintended Consequences

Philip Lee Miller | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


Philip Lee Miller

The president is spending too much political capital on this one issue, health care. It forces the issue. Either a landmark generational bill is passed or failure lurks.

Dean, Olbermann Slam Limbaugh For Exacerbating Racial Tensions: "Evil Thing To Do And Very Bad For The Country" (VIDEO)

Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Howard Dean joined Keith Olbermann on "Countdown" tonight to discuss how conservative firebrand Rush Limbaugh is exacerbating racial tensions by tryin...

Want Real Medical Reform -- Change the Paradigm

Philip Lee Miller | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics


Philip Lee Miller

If health care is central and vital to the health and well-being of the nation, then health insurance should be regulated as a utility.

Obama Swiftboats Van Jones

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

Van Jones' resignation isn't a testament to the frenetic dry-drunk tirades of a delusional Fox employee. It is due to the Obama administration's failure to rightfully and necessarily defend a valuable member of its team.

I Am a Former Staffer of the President's and I Want Him To Fight Like He Promised Us

Mike Elk | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Mike Elk

I'll never forget what I learned during the campaign: that we could beat any powerful interest in this country if we were just willing to fight hard enough for it.

Obama Organizing Advisers Rap Health Care Push

Ari Melber | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Ari Melber

It does seem like the August doldrums are renewing the progressive appetite for pushing Obama -- even the House Progressive Caucus is starting to channel its inner Evan Bayh and actually threaten to withhold votes.

The Kennedy Option; A Matter of Life and Death

Shannyn Moore | Posted 09.28.2009 | Home


Shannyn Moore

For Ted's decades-long fight, and the daily struggle of people like Lennie, a woman who sees her struggle over health care as more horrific than a machete attack, we must pass a "Kennedy Option."

10,000 Words from Ted Kennedy: A little girl and the Lion

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Kimberly Krautter

The broad, welcoming grin, the twinkle in the eye and the mirth I remembered were there, but our group was treated to something entirely different.

Media: Angry Right-Wingers Are Important; Angry Libs Are Annoying

Eric Boehlert | Posted 09.25.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Suddenly this summer, as right-wing mini-mobs turn health care forums into free-for-alls, as unhinged political rage flows in the streets, and as the Nazi and Hitler rhetoric flies, anger is in.

Howard Dean: Health Care's Jilted Crusader

The Daily Beast | Lloyd Grove | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


The doctor's upper lip is so stiff these days, he might want to write himself a prescription for a muscle relaxant. Howard Dean--physician turned gov...

Howard Dean: Grassley's Health Care Distortions "Despicable ... Awful" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics


Howard Dean criticized the Republican Party Sunday morning for picking up false rumors about health care reform started by the far right. Asked about...

No Public Option Is Still Much-Needed Reform

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics


Ryan J. Davis

There are 47 million people in America without health insurance and they don't care if it's a public or private option that provides it. They just want access to quality health care.