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Weekly Pulse: A Senate Bill By Christmas?
(www.themediaconsortium.org)
Early Monday morning, the senate voted 60-40 along straight party lines to defeat the initial attempt to filibuster the health care reform bill. Yesterday, it passed the second of three procedural... More
Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Betsy 'Death Panels' McCaughey Made to Look Ridiculous by Progressive Stalwart in Key Health Care Debate (www.alternet.org)
I know I'm not supposed to say this, but I actually feel sort of sorry for Betsy McCaughey. When McCaughey burst on the scene in the 1990s to take her shot at unraveling Hillary Clinton's health-care... More
Submitted 5 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |
Public Option Update: 51 Votes Secured on the Floor
(www.alternet.org)
There's a chance legislation containing a public option could still pass.
Submitted 5 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |
Health Reform Update: Public Option Vote Expected Tuesday in Senate Finance Committee
(www.alternet.org)
NYT reports Sen. Reid won't include public option in bill presented to full Senate: "Democratic aides said that while the combined legislation would not have the public option, they expected that... More
Submitted 5 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |
A Big Big Tax on the Middle Class
(www.alternet.org)
Referring to Baucus, Rockefeller said, "He should understand that (his proposal) means that virtually every single coal miner is going to have a big, big tax put on them because the tax will be put on... More
Submitted 6 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |
Media Immigration Human Rights Environment Water Health Drugs Sex Corporations and Work World Politics Take Action Right Wingers Marching in DC Is Big News -- But the Same Old Faces Are Pulling the Strings
(www.alternet.org)
Glenn Beck will tell you that this weekend's march of right-wing activists on Washington was six months in the making. Don't believe a word of it. Try 40 years. As disgruntled white taxpayers... More
Submitted 6 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |
President Obama: You Promised Healthcare, Not Futile Wooing of GOP Obstructionists
(www.alternet.org)
An open letter reminds the president of the major campaign vow that got him into the White House.
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
The Not-So-Happy Meal: What's Really in Fast Food?
(www.alternet.org)
The real story behind every perfectly round patty and golden fry is something the fast food industry would prefer you not know.
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
American Brokenness: A Lament on Healthcare
(www.alternet.org)
Conservatives in this country are undergoing an existential crisis, but this is not the time for liberals to sit by smugly and watch.
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
Bill Moyers: Money-Driven Medicine - The Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much
(www.alternet.org)
Bill Moyers teams up with financial journalist Maggie Mahar and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney to bring you the truth about America's health-care system.
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
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