It means taking seniors off the least expensive, most efficient insurance program to toss them into the individual market.
Congress
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Exit Jim DeMint. Enter … Tim Scott?
The first-term South Carolina congressman might become the state’s first black senator.
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Speaker Harry Reid?
Will filibuster reform turn the Senate into the House?
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An End to Debt Ceiling Shenanigans?
The administration wants to take the debt limit off of the table—for good.
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The Importance of Elizabeth Warren
The Massachusetts senator-elect has a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, which is a huge win for progressives.
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Resistance (on Tax Rates) Is Futile
Republicans aren’t so sure they can resist higher taxes much longer.
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It’s Time to Kill the Debt Ceiling
Let’s use this opportunity to end the prospect of future economic hostage crises.
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Reclaim the Courts
This piece is part of the Prospect’s series on progressives’ strategy over the next 40 years. To read the introduction, click here. Lewis Powell built much of his strategic advice to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the premise that “the judiciary may be the most important instrument for social, economic, and political change.” Powell […]
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Simpler Is Better
When it comes to government regulations, public is better, simpler, and more efficient.
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Under Water Pressure
Nearly 400 years after the first Thanksgiving, the Navajo and Hopi are fighting the coal industry for rights to their land.
