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Small Businesses Take A Back Seat In Obama's Health-Care Plan

Newsweek | Kevin Kelly | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Government, Health Care Bill, Small Businesses, Small Business, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Obama, Health Insurance, Health Care, Bill, Health Care Plan, Business News

A healthy percentage of the uninsured, about 46 percent, work for small businesses too poor to afford insurance. And poll after poll says that fear of...

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Three Cups of Teabaggers: Insight from the Right on Afghanistan

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 10.09.2009 | World

Read More: Government, Army, Pashtunwali, Peacebuilding, US Marines, Right Wing, Conservatism, Afghanistan, Tea Party, Conflict Resolution, Peace, Barack Obama, Tea Bagging, Pashtuns, World News
Lorelei Kelly

The path of the Right leads to a place where there is nothing left to conserve. This particular dilemma of the American Right provides an angle of insight into the challenge that we face in Afghanistan.

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"...And to the Republic for Which it Stands..."

Gary Hart | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Public Policy, Town Halls, Town Hall Debate, Pledge of Allegiance, Town Hall Meetings, Politics News
Gary Hart

Shouting at town hall meetings may vent anger, but it is not sufficient to eliminate corruption in American government. Exercising popular sovereignty through constructive civic duty, though, would be a start.

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Unhappy Fiscal New Year

Rep. Jason Chaffetz | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Deficit, Government Debt, Fiscal Conservatives, Federal Budget Deficit, Federal Deficit, Federal Debt, Fiscal New Year, Fiscal Crisis, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics News
Rep. Jason Chaffetz

Contrary to what some have told us in the past, deficits and debts do matter, and at the levels these debts have been accumulating, they matter a lot.

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The Normalizing of the Presidency

David D. Burstein | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Vice President, Political Commentary, Normalcy, President Obama, Psychology, Presidency, Barack Obama, Government, Politics, American Politics, Obama White House, Political Psychology, Obama Presidency, 2008 Presidential Race, Presidential Election, Politics News
David D. Burstein

Barack Obama might be one of the most normal presidents we have had in years. His connectedness to the real world is one of the things that made him appealing as a candidate.

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Government Technology: New Alcohol Sweat Monitor Threat To Privacy

washingtonpost.com | Posted 11.25.2009 | Technology

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The idea that governments could monitor its citizens' every move with technology has been the stuff of fiction for decades, and the technology that al...

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The Future of Gov 2.0: Law by Wiki?

Gadi Ben-Yehuda | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Web 2.0, Health Care, Information Technology, Government and IT, Gov 2.0, Government, Government and the Web, Media News
Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Bills are crowdsourced already. Lobbyists, lawyers, legislative assistants, and others have their pens out -- and their contributions, unlike Wikipedia editors', go unattributed and unnoticed.

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Am I Free to Speak?

Stephen Herrington | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Freedom of Speech, Supreme Court, Russ Feingold, First Amendment, John McCain, Corporations, Freedomworks, Hillary Clinton, Constitution, Town Hall Meetings, Politics News
Stephen Herrington

We have, for some decades now, been in an era that the framers did not anticipate, in which the reach and influence of money could shape the political landscape like never before.

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Here Comes Gov 2.0 -- and a New Generation of Federal Workers

Craig Newmark | Posted 11.21.2009 | Technology

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Craig Newmark

This is Gov 2.0. Not what you're expecting from federal civil servants, who have been seriously empowered to do their job, and told their jobs really matter -- something they haven't heard for years.

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Pray for Glenn Beck

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Birth, Debate, Stories, Family, Children, Media, Campaign, Bureaucrats, Miracle, Reform, Pray, Prayer, Legislation, America, Government, Miracles, Abortion, Cerebral Palsy, Government Takeover, Personal Story, Health Care, Pro-Life, Fears, Pregnancies, System, Fear, Families, Healthcare, Choice, Insurance Coverage, Reform Proposals, Anger, Mother, Unborn Baby, Glenn Beck, Rhetoric, Quality of Life, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Beck's predictions that health care reform would lead to government bureaucrats euthanizing people like his daughter are dead wrong, but we at Sojournors agree with Glenn on this point: God is the giver of life.

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Apps.gov: Federal Agencies Get Online Store For Cloud Services, Apps

ReadWriteEnterprise | Posted 11.15.2009 | Technology

Read More: Government, Obama Vivek Kundra, Apps.gov, data.gov, Government IT, Obama CIO, Cloud Computing, Vivek Kundra, Technology News

The government cloud computing service rumored since late July is here, and companies are jumping at the chance to join Apps.gov, an "online storefron...

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Reading The Pictures: Teabaggers' Subliminal Death Message

Michael Shaw | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: 9/12 March, Flickr, Wingnuts, 9/12 Demonstration, Obama, Anti-Obama Demonstations, Radical Right, Government, Obamacare, Right Wingers, 9/12 Washington D.C., Death to Obama, Ninetwelvephotos, Politics News
Michael Shaw

2009-09-15-shawpic.jpgThe wingnuts don't consistently merge health care reform with Obama's name just because it's catchy.

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Daily Affirmations

Steven Weber | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

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Steven Weber

It's not that people need to take back government. It's that they first have to take back themselves.

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Did Obama's Address Remind Anyone Else of the the Season Opener of Glee?

Elizabeth Rigby | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Elizabeth Rigby

The partisan dynamics currently at play on Capitol Hill resemble a high school full of cliques, power differentials, and image-conscious participants more than a democratic problem-solving body.

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"And That's The Way It Really Is": My Memorial to Walter Cronkite

Steven G. Brant | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Government, Citizenship, Birthers, John McCain, Vietnam War, Walter Cronkite, Fair and Balanced, CBS News, Cultural Wars, Barack Obama Citizenship, Barack Obama, Media News
Steven G. Brant

If Walter Cronkite were alive today, I wonder what he would say to us -- as he looked out over the landscape of another war that can't be won.

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It Could Have Been Worse

Saul Segan | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Government, Politics, Education, Media-News, Spirituality and Politics, Politics News, Obama, Living, News, Home News
Saul Segan

As printed, the President's speech to USA students at the advent of this new school year seemed benign enough.

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Gov 2.0 and Health Care: 3 Ways Data Can Lower Costs and Empower Citizens

Gadi Ben-Yehuda | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media

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Gadi Ben-Yehuda

I've tried to look at three separate agencies and look at ways that the government can either provide data or amalgamate it and present it in ways that citizens would find useful.

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Death Bonds: Wall Street Teams Up With Insurance Companies to Kill People, Reap Profits

Sally Kohn | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Death Bonds, Congress, Wall Street, Public Option, Death Panels, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Barack Obama, Politics News
Sally Kohn

Any doubt that a private monopoly of our nation's health care system is dangerous should be removed by the news that Wall Street plans to profit from people not living to collect their life insurance.

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Putting the 'Change' Back in "Change You Can Believe In": The Two Faces of Barack Obama

Marshall Auerback | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Incrementalism, Dnc, Wall Street Bailout, Bankruptcy, Politico, Divorce, Public Option, Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Warren Christopher, JP Morgan, 1930s, Democrats, Jamie Dimon, Harry Truman, Government, Change, White House, 1980s, Barack Obama, Bailout, Washington, Health Care Reform, Opinion Polls, Gop, Richard Nixon, Paul Krugman, Health Care, Republicans, Politics News
Marshall Auerback

A broad number of polls indicate that progressive opinion, particularly in the area of health care, is much more profoundly aligned with popular opinion than the damp squib of a proposal currently being championed by the president.

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The Polity of G21 and Why Gov 2.0 Matters

Gadi Ben-Yehuda | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media

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Gadi Ben-Yehuda

The achievable goal of G21 policies and practices is to shift information (and thus power) from governments, corporations, and groups, to individuals.

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Bailed-Out Banks Making Profits -- For Taxpayers

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Money wasn't just "given" to Wall Street firms. It bought something of value. And now that the firms (and the market in general) are recovering, they're starting to pay it back. With interest.

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Maybe We Really Do Want Government to Make the Decisions

Dave Johnson | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Democracy, Corporatocracy, Bailout, Public Option, Government Regulation, Government Oversight Health Care, Health-Care-Government, Government Oversight, Politics News
Dave Johnson

Before deciding whether or not government should make decisions let's look at the alternative. Not enough consideration is given to the real question: if We, the People don't make decisions, then who does?

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The Technologies of G21: How Government Can Become a Platform for Innovation

Gadi Ben-Yehuda | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media

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Gadi Ben-Yehuda

The launch of the iPhone App store--more than the launch of the iPhone itself--could be a demarking point between 20th and 21st century governance.

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Why Republicans Should Back Health Care Cost Remedies

Stephen Herrington | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Congress, Gdp, Social Security, Federal Budget Deficit, Conservatives, Budget, Gop, Marxism, Medicare, Health Care, Fiscal Responsibility, Veterans, Politics News
Stephen Herrington

Socialization of risk, a risk pool, is the very business model of private insurance for profit -- and government is simply the largest risk pool of all.

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The Public Option Sucks

Michael Wolff | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Health Care Reform, Michael Wolff, Public Option, Health Care, Health Care Obama, Health Care Government, Politics News
Michael Wolff

After 20 years of turning control of most aspects of our lives to the marketplace, only to see an epic meltdown, we ought now to be looking at government regulation as a reasonable alternative.

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