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Max Baucus, the Senator from K Street -- A Poster Boy for Campaign Finance Reform

Pearl Korn | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics
Pearl Korn

He has served his paymasters year in and year out in his long Senate career, leaving little doubt in anyone's mind as to whom he really represents -- his nickname is the "Senator from K Street," and he alone carries that distinction.

WATCH: Orrin Hatch Says Failure Of Obamacare Is Dem Plot

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.21.2013 | Politics

A lot of conspiracy theories have been floated around the Affordable Care Act, including that it creates "death panels." Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) off...

An Obamacare Picture Worth 10,000 Words

J.D. Kleinke | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics
J.D. Kleinke

A seasoned colleague recently told me that some PowerPoint presentations have no power and make no point. But sometimes, a picture really is worth a thousand words.

Can O.F.A. and Obama's "Inside-Outside" Strategy Move Congress?

Pearl Korn | Posted 04.07.2013 | Politics
Pearl Korn

Can P.D.A., the C.P.C. and O.F.A. work together to build a larger coalition? Will Jim Messina reach out to the progressive wing of the Democratic Party? Hey, the president offered a progressive agenda, Jim. Why not?

A Vote for Mitt Romney

Paula Gordon | Posted 01.01.2013 | Politics
Paula Gordon

So, if you're a fan of crony capitalism, if you trust Exxon, Goldman Sachs, KBR, Monsanto, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and their crony kin to look after you, Mitt Romney and the Republicans is your kind of band.

Make the Case in the Next Debate, Mr. President

Pearl Korn | Posted 12.09.2012 | Politics
Pearl Korn

Where does the president go from here as he prepares for the next two debates? The first debate experience had to be a wakeup call.

A Progressive Corporation and Its Campaign to Take Down 10 Tea Party House Members

Pearl Korn | Posted 09.13.2012 | Politics
Pearl Korn

While the conventions and the two men who would be president have been uppermost in our minds for the past two weeks, we should not lose sight of other critical races going on across the country, in particular those in the House of Representatives.

"President Romney" - How to Prevent Those Two Words From Ever Being Spoken

Michael Moore | Posted 11.07.2012 | Politics
Michael Moore

Don't sit it out. Don't try to convince anyone Obama has magically transformed us - just tell them four years is simply not enough time to undo all the hurt caused by biggest economic crash since the Great Depression and the biggest military blunder/lie in our history.

The Illusory Promise of Free-Market Health Care Miracles

Wendell Potter | Posted 11.03.2012 | Politics
Wendell Potter

There is fresh evidence almost every week that our uniquely American free market health care system continues to fail us.

Changing What Game?

Carmen Burcea-Haber | Posted 10.14.2012 | Politics
Carmen Burcea-Haber

Here, people lose their houses and their property when they get sick, if their coverage is insufficient or non-existent. Here, too many people think that their neighbor should not have the right to see a doctor unless he pays for it. "Why should I cover that guy's bills? He can go to the emergency room!"

Health Care Was Only the Supreme Court's 2nd Most Important Decision Last Week

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 09.04.2012 | Politics
Miles Mogulescu

Chief Justice Roberts' opinion upholding the Affordable Care Act, coupled with his rejection of limits on campaign contributions, is completely consistent with his history as a servant of America's corporate oligarchy.

Health Care -- No Time for Baby Steps

Ilan Dar-Nimrod | Posted 09.02.2012 | Politics
Ilan Dar-Nimrod

Last week was a victory for individuals who believe that there is a moral obligation to insure a minimal access to health services for every individual. From a larger perspective it was a Pyrrhic victory.

A New Solution for Universal Health Care: Beyond the Supreme Court Ruling on Health Reform

Anja Rudiger | Posted 08.25.2012 | Politics
Anja Rudiger

Under the insurance industry's radar, a grassroots movement for the human right to health care prompted the state of Vermont to pass the country's first law for universal, publicly financed health care.

Congressman John Conyers - The People's Advocate Shares Some of His Vision

Pearl Korn | Posted 08.07.2012 | Politics
Pearl Korn

There are still some exemplary public servants out there who spend their political careers on the right side of issues. I felt that it would be worthwhile to contact to Rep. John Conyers, Jr. find out what he thinks about the current state of our politics.

It Would Not Be the End of Health Reform, Just a Chance to Get It Right

Rose Ann DeMoro | Posted 08.04.2012 | Politics
Rose Ann DeMoro

Instead of trying to dress up our broken private insurance-based system, or resuscitating elements of a convoluted plan the court may overturn, it's time to try something different.

With the Affordable Care Act Hanging by a Thread, It's Time for Single-Payer

Pearl Korn | Posted 07.21.2012 | Politics
Pearl Korn

Progressives and all other rational human beings should ramp up their efforts to build the movement for single-payer and work to ignite the Occupy movement on this issue.

If the Health Care Mandate Is Struck Down, Single-Payer Becomes the Best Choice

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 06.11.2012 | Politics
Sarah van Gelder

Most Americans favor many of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act. But the overall plan rests on forcing you and me to buy insurance from the same companies that have been driving up the costs of health care all along.

Conservatives and Liberals Agree: Medicare for All Would Be Constitutional

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 06.03.2012 | Politics
Miles Mogulescu

From the standpoint of constitutional law, overturning the Affordable Care Act could put dangerous constitutional restraints on Congress's ability to forge national solutions to national economic problems. That's a dangerous precedent that goes far beyond health care policy.

The "Individual Mandate" Is a Great Advance for Freedom

Jesse Larner | Posted 06.02.2012 | Politics
Jesse Larner

Libertarians are fond of saying, "Your right to swing your fist ends where my chin begins." The idea is that the only legitimate limits on freedom of ...

Single Payer Declared As Supremes Nix the Mandate

Ellen R. Shaffer | Posted 06.03.2012 | Comedy
Ellen R. Shaffer

The top .01% of the U.S. wealthy were given the option of life at sea with video simulation games stroking their egos, and periodic air-lifts of supplies; or five years of pro bono work as classroom assistants in newly revitalized elementary schools.

If Health Care Reform Falls, Look in the Mirror

Karen Dolan | Posted 05.29.2012 | Politics
Karen Dolan

While Americans who want affordable health care for all wring our hands and keep a stiff upper lip, blaming the misinformed conservative ideologues in Congress, in the Supreme Court, and in Tea Party get-ups, perhaps we should take a long look in the mirror.

Defending the Indefensible: Getting Beyond Insurance and Obamacare

Bob Jacobson | Posted 05.29.2012 | Politics
Bob Jacobson

I opposed President Obama's health care "reform" bill, because it began life already a slave to the insurance company-spawned ideology of health care as a market commodity and not a basic human right.

Health Care Jujitsu

Robert Reich | Posted 05.26.2012 | Politics
Robert Reich

With a bit of political jujitsu, the president could turn any defeat handed to him by the Supreme Court in the Affordable Care Act case into a victory for a single-payer healthcare system -- Medicare for all. Here's how.

Republican Ignorance and Contraception

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.13.2012 | Politics
Lincoln Mitchell

The contraception discussion has become like a forest of small-mindedness, intolerance and anger out from which the far right and, increasingly, the Republican Party in general, cannot find a way.

As the Old Guard Liberals Exit Congress, a New Breed Must Take Their Place

Pearl Korn | Posted 05.13.2012 | Chicago
Pearl Korn

Who will pick up the mantle of this unabashed progressive voice in the House? Who will stand in Dennis Kucinich's place and demand that our government do the right thing by the People and the other nations of the world?