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We Geezers Got Our Single-Payer Plan. Now Go Get Your Own.
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I’ve written many times about how Americans of all ages have been set up for a fake intergenerational battle over supposedly scarce health care resources. The purpose of this phony competition is to... More
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The Democrats' Split Personality Disorder
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They are the best friends of the health insurance industry. They are fiercest foes of the health insurance industry. I'm talking about Senate Democrats. On Tuesday afternoon, five Democratic... More
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Tea Party off Broadway
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We've heard a lot about the antics of astroturfers opposing health care reform at angry town hall events across the country. But rarely to do we get to see these events in the flesh. And even more... More
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A Big Gulp of Human Fat
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We all know New York City takes a hard line against the fast food industry and its role in the obesity epidemic. Last year, the city mandated that chain eateries with more than 10 outlets in NYC would... More
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No Health Care For Registered Republicans?
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The GOP seems to have no end of nutty criticism of the Democrats’ health care plans. First they had the entirely fictional “death panels.” Now, they're claiming that a reformed health care... More
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Man's Video Plea for Public Option
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Dittoheads and Fox News watchers are understandably wary of any public healthcare option, given the misinformation shoved down their throats on a daily basis. (President Obama tries to dispel some of... More
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Is Kevin Drum Too Optimistic about Health Care?
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He writes that the takeaway of this summer's angry town hall meetings--where rightwingers screamed at members of Congress about President Obama's plan to overhaul the health care system--is that... More
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Misleading Anti-Reform Calls Target Nebraskans
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The Federal Trade Commission's new rules banning certain types of robocalls may have gone into effect today, but these regs won't stop deceptive political calls like the ones blanketing Nebraska... More
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What's Karen Ignagni's Copay?
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We asked the health insurance lobby about its top rep's coverage. They treated us like we had a preexisting condition...
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Town Hall Protests: Astroturf 2.0?
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This summer, town hall meetings to discuss health care reform have turned into battlegrounds—with fist fights, belligerent protestors, and at least one lawmaker reporting a death threat. Some... More
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