“We care about each other and we need a healthy a future. We know the ACA can help us get there.” In a laundromat, on the bleachers of a football field, and in a church, a group of young people dance, sing, and tell stories of friends and family in Shelby, Mississippi who need access […]
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Obamacare’s Critical Moment
The controversy over those who want to keep their junk insurance plans has given Republicans their best chance yet to sabotage the law. Democrats would be crazy to help them.
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The Indefensible Filibuster of Nina Pillard
The evidence that the latest court nominee to be filibustered by the Senate is a radical? Well, she did work to advance women’s constitutional rights. And had the support of one of the most conservative Supreme Court justices ever.
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Shocker: Health-Exchange Websites Can Be Done Right
An outside site tries to do what Healthcare.gov can’t, but at least one state has gotten it right.Â
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Darrell Issa, the Obama Administration’s Best Friend
Just imagine if the Republicans had someone running the oversight committee who wasn’t a bumbling fool.
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CBS Retracts Benghazi Report
Last night, Lara Logan, a 60 Minutes correspondent, apologized for a story on last year’s terrorist attacks in Libya. The retraction followed a report from The Washington Post that a 60 Minutes source, Dylan Davies, had contradicted his previous account to the FBI.
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Between a Rock and a Polling Place
President Obama’s numbers are pretty unimpressive. Building an excellent website or leading better are unlikely to fix them.
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Who’s on First? Under Boehner, It’s Always the Senate.
Forget about the Hastert Rule. The House speaker has his own, which is going to make it difficult for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and a handful of other legislation to pass.
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Obamacare Expansion in the Offing?
If Republicans are going to cry about people losing junk insurance, take the opportunity to expand the ACA.
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The Democrats’ Original Food-Stamp Sin
November 1 saw a rollback of food assistance for the neediest Americans. The left shares just as much blame for the cuts as Republicans.Â
