Mandates

Democratic Party Out of Bounds

RJ Eskow | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


RJ Eskow

To the House Dems who reportedly chanted "Fired up! Ready to go!": This isn't a pep rally. This situation calls for a little less partying and a little more party leadership, a few less amendments and a lot more amends.

Health Reform: Look How Far We've Come. Now Where the Heck Are We?

RJ Eskow | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


RJ Eskow

Putting Sen. Lieberman aside for a moment (and who wouldn't want to?), what can we expect to see if the final health reform bill conforms to Sen. Reid's outline?

State Lawmakers Move To Ban Health Insurance Mandates

The New York Times | Monica Davey | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


ST. PAUL -- In more than a dozen statehouses across the country, a small but growing group of lawmakers is pressing for state constitutional amendment...

Max Baucus Releases Health Care Bill With Bi-Industry Support

Lee Stranahan | Posted 09.17.2009 | Comedy


Lee Stranahan

Baucus was hiding in his office behind a large pile of money and not available for an interview but issued the following written statement...

Admit It: A Robust Public Option Is Dead

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics


Miles Mogulescu

With a robust public option dead, the only way to prevent a massive Democratic-sponsored bailout of the health care industry is to regulate insurance premiums and put a trigger on individual mandates.

Why Americans Are Miseducated About Health Care Reform

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media


Allison Kilkenny

A media consumed with tracking Obama's popularity has failed to educate the American citizenry about the key elements of the health care debate. Many so-called journalists are guilty, like ABC's Rick Klein.

Veteran Health Care Journalist Grades Obama's Speech

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media


Allison Kilkenny

Death panels with a pinch of Socialism. Either the president has failed to get his message to average citizens, or the media has distorted the message.

President Obama Promises Major Speech "Every Few Hours"

Lee Stranahan | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy


Lee Stranahan

President Obama was contrite about possibly admitting to theoretical failures about maybe showing vague leadership about stuff and things lately.

How Progressive Groupthink Hindered Health Reform

RJ Eskow | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


RJ Eskow

How could the president get the idea that an individual mandate, especially without a public option, was a "goody" for progressives?

Conservative Argument for Healthcare Reform, Part 2: What Is the Size Glove of Adam Smith's Invisible Hand?

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


Joe The Nerd Ferraro

We need the government to create the environment where small business can make a buck, just like Adam Smith would have wanted it.

Conservative Argument for Healthcare Reform: Part 1:Get Rid of Unsightly Unfunded Mandates

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


Joe The Nerd Ferraro

I just don't get it. You get a guy in the White House who is offering business the biggest tax break of our lifetimes, and he gets snubbed by every right-winger.

The Incredible Shrinking Health Care Reform

Norman Solomon | Posted 09.05.2009 | Home


Norman Solomon

Notions of universal health care are fading in the power centers of politics -- while more and more attention focuses on the care and feeding of the insurance industry.

So it Begins -- the August Attack on Health Care Reform

Linda Bergthold | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics


Linda Bergthold

I received a mass email that exhorted the recipients to pray because of the disaster to befall on us if health care reform is passed. I went through every charge and answered it.

Paging Team America: Who Will Save Laura & Euna?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics


Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

When two American journalists are sent to prison in a foreign country, shouldn't the news organization at least support them and assuage public outrage by acknowledging and covering the situation on its own site?

How to Follow the Health Reform Debate

RJ Eskow | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics


RJ Eskow

With Kathleen Sebelius's nomination beginning this week, the topic of health reform is about to heat up even more. Here's a handy guide to the action.

Bob Novak Just Doesn't Get It

Brian Normoyle | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


Brian Normoyle

The President-Elect flipped eight Bush states to the blue column and managed to get two states to elect a Democrat for President for the first time in nearly half a century.

The Power in a Genuine Obama Mandate

Fred Goldring | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics


Fred Goldring

A clear mandate would give President Obama and the Democrats a refreshing opportunity to demonstrate to the American people that such power can be transformative and healing, rather than divisive.

New Jersey To Require Mandatory Kidney Donation

Kim Stagliano | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Kim Stagliano

The Garden State has passed a law that requires all healthy citizens to donate one kidney by age 45. Yes, the Garden State plans to reap your kidney. The law is called "Kidney2Me."