When Senators are looking for "bipartisan" solutions to health care, and need more "time" to work on a "bipartisan" compromise, what they're really looking for is a way to kill real health care reform with the public option from happening. Private insurers and their lobbyists know this, and the...

I'm deaf with a cochlear implant. I was implanted back in 1989 when I was seven years old, and I've had the same implant for over 20 years now. That's 20 years of listening, talking, and relying on the cochlear implant, and I don't know what I would do if...

I've outlined ways below in what you can do to change that feeling of helplessness as you watch the mark-up process with the health care reform legislation once it's been introduced in the House of Representatives. We can have a huge effect on the health care reform legislation in Congress...

It's clear that the Blue Dog Democratic Coalition have an uncanny ability to block progressive legislation by demanding concessions from the Democratic leadership to weaken vital parts of progressive legislation in exchange for their votes for the passage of legislation, and that the Congressional Progressive Caucus didn't know how to...

A majority of polls have shown that Americans, time after time, favor a strong Medicare-like public option that is immediately available, can deliver quality health care with affordable premiums, and will help keep the private insurers honest by being available everywhere on day one as a competitive player. Even a...