Lindsay E. Beyerstein's blog
Sen. Edward Kennedy succumbed this week to brain cancer at the age of 77. During his 46-year career in the Senate, Kennedy's name appeared on virtually every major piece of progressive legislation from civil rights to economic justice.
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Will healthcare reform include a public health insurance option? President Obama campaigned on that promise, but over the past week he repeatedly signaled that he isn't willing to fight for it.
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Republicans and their allies are pressuring Democratic healthcare reformers at town hall meetings around the country -- but a network of corporate funders and lobbyists are behind the mobs.
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The summer break will give healthcare reform's opponents more time to spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Disinformation is already running wild.
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The House this week unveiled its eagerly-awaited health care bill, which would create an insurance exchange where the self-employed and small employers could order off a "menu" featuring a public plan and various private options.
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During a strategy call with key congressional leaders last week, President Obama reportedly complained that liberal advocacy groups are attacking Democrats instead of trying to pass whatever healthcare bill the Senate happens to cough up.
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During a press conference Tuesday, President Obama voiced support for government-administered health insurance for all who need it as a key component of healthcare reform.
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This week, the AMA warned Obama that a public plan could restrict patient choice. But for millions of Americans, getting a choice between healthcare and no healthcare would represent a 100% increase in their healthcare options.
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The feds will probably stop short of investigating Tiller's murder as a terrorist attack. That designation would unleash vast federal powers to investigate large swathes of the radical anti-choice movement.
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Early reactions to Sonia Sotomayor try to gauge her position on abortion rights.
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