Obama and Health Care

The Gang of Six: An Epic of Futility

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

The Baucus Caucus came to town one morning in the early spring, / They said, "You want a health-care bill? Don't sweat -- we'll handle ev'rything!"

Obama Speech Twitter Reaction: Read Multiple Feeds From Newsmakers

Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


You don't have to watch Obama's speech alone. We're hooking you up with twelve Twitter feeds from journalists and politicians so you can see who is po...

Keeping Obama on Message

Rick Horowitz | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

"Actually, Mr. President..." "David?" "One more thing before we move off the logistics."

Health Care Reform: Some Optimism Please

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


SaraKay Smullens

Health care costs are rising fast and are the largest cause of personal bankruptcies. Our life expectancy is lower than most industrialized countries, but our health care costs more than any of them.

I Was Treated to a Foreign First World Public Health Care System

Katharine Zaleski | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics


Katharine Zaleski

Last Friday I learned what it was like to be part of a civilized, first world health system. I was in England, staying at my godmother's house, when I got slammed by one of my chronic migraines.