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Healthcare: What About the Mandate?
January 6, 2011As Republicans take over the House of Representatives vowing to overturn Obama's health care reform, debate rages still among progressives as well about the best way to move forward toward still better health care for all. A judge in Virginia ruled the individual mandate portion of the bill unconstititional, and the case will likely wind up with the Supreme Court.Hendrik Hertzberg, Debating the Mandate, and the Constitution
January 5, 2011But there’s one big obstacle—almost as big as the rest put together—that has no pluses whatsoever, and that we don’t have to be stuck with: the arsenal of senatorial death rays that goes by the quaint name of filibuster.Health Care: What's In The Bill, Anyway?
March 25, 2010The most oft-asked question after the historic passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as the health care bill, is "How does this affect me?" While we can't answer all your individual questions in a 30-minute show (or a week of 30-minute shows), we thought we'd pull in some experts to lay out what's in the new law.ACORN, Health Care Reform, and the Media
March 24, 2010The right wing's favorite political football, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, has announced that it will be closing down. What brought down the once-strong force for justice for low-income Americans?Who Let Joe Lieberman Kill The Public Option?
December 16, 2009When word broke last night that Joe Lieberman had taken the health care bill hostage and that it appeared the White House and Senate Majority Leader Reid were ready to cave, progressives howled. The process by which one so-called centrist can make unreasonable demands to get a bill passed has many calling for dumping the filibuster, and activists wondering what they can do.Health Care, Suphala, and Transgender Rights
December 15, 2009When word broke last night that Joe Lieberman had taken the health care bill hostage and that it appeared the White House and Senate Majority Leader Reid were ready to cave, progressives howled. The process by which one so-called centrist can make unreasonable demands to get a bill passed has many calling for dumping the filibuster, and activists wondering what they can do.It's a Start: Debating Health Care in the Senate
December 3, 2009The Senate held a dramatic vote just to begin debate on Harry Reid's health care bill, and already there's more than enough drama, controversy, grandstanding, egos, and filibuster threats to go around. What will the Senate bill look like? And is it possible to come out of the Senate with a more progressive bill than the House passed?Health Care and the Senate and Afghanistan with Zoya
December 2, 2009"I do not ask for this support lightly. These are challenging times, and resources are stretched. But the American people must understand that this is a down payment on our own future." That was Barack Obama in a dramatic speech last night. The catch? He wasn't making a pitch for health care reform, heading off Republican and Blue Dog arguments at the pass. No, he was arguing for escalation in Afghanistan.Reclaiming the Healthcare Battle
September 2, 2009August was a dark month, so to speak, for advocates of healthcare reform—public option or single payer. Where were the activists? And what’s the message? Marshall Ganz, a long time organizer and lecturer at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government,Maggie Mahar, the author of Money Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Healthcare Costs So Much, and Nina Agrawal, Director of Community Outreach for National Physicians Alliance in NY on what needs to beReclaiming the Healthcare Battle, Our Dinner With Wally Shawn, and Gaza Under Siege
September 1, 2009What exactly are healthcare activists fighting for? And has Organizing for America missed the bigger picture? We talk to veteran organizer Marshall Ganz and others. Then, playwright, author and actor Wallace Shawn discusses his new collection of essays. And a video on life in Gaza.
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