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We Object: Republicans and Women's Health

Anna Burger | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


Anna Burger

For years, Republicans have attacked women's health care policy every chance they have gotten. Of course, you start to expect this kind of behavior from a party whose caucus is 90% male.

No Health Care Bill is Better Than a Bad Bill

John Geyman | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


John Geyman

Pelosi's health care bill (HR 3962) will not fundamentally reform U.S. health care. This bill is not good enough to pass. We need Medicare for All.

Wall Street: the Real Roadblock to Economic Recovery

Anna Burger | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business


Anna Burger

When I think about what still needs to be done to build a true economic recovery, I think about workers such as Maria Guerra.

It's Time for Congress to Investigate the Banks

Anna Burger | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business


Anna Burger

What do we do about our broken finance system? We can begin by making sure that the architects of our current economic crisis are investigated, and if necessary, prosecuted for the crash.

Showdown In Chicago: Sheila Bair Speaks To Protesters, Backs Consumer Protection Agency (VIDEO)

Posted 10.26.2009 | Business


ORIGINAL POST (Scroll down for a slideshow of today's protests): Before she appeared at the American Bankers Association annual convention today, Fe...

"Showdown In Chicago": Protesters Crash Bankers Convention, (VIDEO, IMAGES)

Posted 10.26.2009 | Business


UPDATED 10/26 6:06 Alex Parker attended the event on behalf of the Huffington Post and collected this video. Parker took shots various shots of ...

Crash the Bankers' Party in Chicago

Anna Burger | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business


Anna Burger

If you could get all the architects of the Wall Street scam together in one place, what would you say to them? They'll all be in Chicago this weekend -- and we're headed there to meet them.

All of Puerto Rico: Much More than a March

Dennis Rivera | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


Dennis Rivera

Puerto Ricans deserve so much more than a Governor whose only economic recovery plan is to fire the very people that are the heart and soul of its social safety net, and last week, they demanded it.

Caught In a Machine that Grinds Us Up

Dave Johnson | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business


Dave Johnson

This is the buyout game and it is part of the story of what has happened to our economy, our jobs, our communities and our country.

Upcoming HBO Documentary Views Economic Crisis Through a New Lens

Bruce Raynor | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment


Bruce Raynor

Anyone who cares about maintaining the middle-class in this country should see Schmatta. The film tells a storied history and raises questions that are central to the future of the American Dream.

Turning Up the Pressure on the U.S Chamber of Commerce

Josh Nelson | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green


Josh Nelson

Companies should only be members of the Chamber of Commerce if they support hyper-conservative anti-regulatory policies across the board, and aren't afraid to show it.

SEIU Taunts Chamber Of Commerce With Movie Breakup Montage (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.08.2009 | Business


The Service Employees International Union compares the Chamber of Commerce to Woody Allen, Jon Lovitz, Michael Showalter, Sarah Jessica Parker, and ot...

It's Not Just ACORN, Says Congressman Grayson

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 10.03.2009 | Politics


Kathleen Wells, J.D.

I talked with Congressman Alan Grayson in detail about his efforts to stop the government cash flow to contractors that cheat the government and overcharge the American taxpayers.

Public Option Compromise Floated: Let States Opt Out

FireDogLake | Jon Walker | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics


First there was the "level paying field" public option. Than there was Snowe's trigger. Snowe's trigger was followed by Conrad's co-ops. Only in the l...

Mark Kirk Slams SEIU Over ACORN, Despite Taking Money From Union

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago


U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, a Republican Senate candidate, said Monday the Census Bureau should drop any involvement with the Service Employees International...

Please, Senate Finance Democrats: Stop Hiding Behind Republicans

Anna Burger | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


Anna Burger

In just a few hours, the Senate Finance Committee has an opportunity to include in their bill a strong public health insurance option. Only one thing stands in their way: themselves.

Giannoulias Gets Big SEIU Endorsement, Shot From Rival Hoffman

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 09.25.2009 | Chicago


Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias earned the endorsement of one of the state's largest unions Thursday, and a shot from a rival in re...

Discussion Of Dead Census Worker Highlights Right-Wing Paranoia

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


Allison Kilkenny

According to reports, the body of a part-time Census field worker had the word "fed" scrawled across his chest. Suddenly, big government is a big problem, and the "Feds" are to blame.

A Death Every 12 Minutes: The Price of Not Having Medicare for All

John Geyman | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


John Geyman

In 2002, that more than 18,000 Americans between the ages of 19 and 64 were dying each year as a result of being uninsured. The new number is two and a half times that figure.

Republicans Defending Medicare: Duplicity Beyond Belief

John Geyman | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics


John Geyman

Republicans have fought against Medicare from the very beginning. But in their strategy to kill health care reform, they are all of a sudden sounding like defenders of Medicare against the evils of big government.

Quinn Campaign Getting Unprecedented Union Support

Chicago Sun-Times | ABDON M. PALLASCH | Posted 09.14.2009 | Chicago


The state's largest union, the Service Employees International Union, will announce today it is teaming up with the Teamsters in an effort unprecedent...

The Corporate "Alliance" For Health Care Reform: V - Organized Medicine

John Geyman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


John Geyman

Organized medicine has become so fragmented that no one group speaks for the profession. In fact, some groups have endorsed major health care reform.

Democratic Voters Rally to Pressure Their Representatives at Orlando Town Hall

Jerry Waxman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Jerry Waxman

Senators like Bill Nelson need to realize that they can't just automatically take Democratic voters for granted: if they are going to seek reelection they are going to have to earn their votes.

Why Health Insurance Reform Will Pass This Fall -- It's the High Political Ground

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Robert Creamer

You have to wonder if there shouldn't be a penalty for pundits who make self-assured predictions that are regularly wrong, and yet continue to be treated as if they know what they're talking about.

Culture Wars Give Way to "Policy Wars" at Massa Town Hall

Tim Ellis | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Tim Ellis

Despite an impressive showing by Congressman Massa and activists on both sides, I walked away from this event convinced that the town halls are nothing more than sideshow theatre.