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Today in single payer activism

Letter to the Courier Journal By now it is almost a cliche to say that America’s health care system is broken. In response, many politicians who are calling for “reform” and “universal health coverage” are not, in fact,...

More Rove politics in Siegelman conviction

clipped by: masburyclipper's remarks: New info suggests the recused Attorney General continued to advise the prosecution, contradicting previous DOJ statements. Her husband is a Rove clone (which is why she'd recused herself)....

Learn all you can about health care alternatives

By now it is almost a cliche to say that America's health care system is broken. In response, many politicians who are calling for "reform" and "universal health coverage" are not, in fact, clarifying the situation because they...

Deportation: It's all relative

I hope Barack Obama remembered to thank George Bush on behalf of his illegal alien aunt this week. The lame-duck Republican president did the Democrat president-elect a generous -- and dangerous -- favor right before Election Day.

More health care defeatism from Ezra Klein

Submitted by DCblogger on Sat, 2008-11-15 17:34. (who is auditioning to be Versailles’ next Richard Cohen) comes this bright idea hyped by Ezra Klein The details remain a bit sketchy, but the basic idea seems to be that he’ll...

Single-Payer Healthcare Alliance Forms in Washington, D.C.

l-r: Kay Tillow, Rep. Conyers, Tim Carpenter With Barack Obama about to assume the presidency and take up the healthcare issue, leaders of single-payer healthcare organizations met for two days, November 11 - 12, at the AFL-CIO...

Recused US attorney discussed Siegelman case

A U.S. attorney who recused herself from the corruption case against former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman because of potential political conflicts still closely monitored the case and communicated with prosecutors about it,...

House Judiciary Chair wrests control of IP, DRM issues from potential rival

Rather than see the chairmanship of the key subcommittee on intellectual property pass onto a users' rights supporter, the head of its parent committee has decided instead to abolish and absorb the subcommittee entirely.

Week in review: Tech's belt-tightening

The ailing economy is rippling through the tech arena in the form of layoffs, cutbacks, and consolidation. "I love working at Google, and I'm very happy to stay at Google, so the answer is no," Schmidt said Friday when queried...

The Future of Health Care in America - What will it be?

The choice is being made now, single-payer not-for-profit, or more for-profit insurance plans. Get informed and let your representatives know how that you want your health care dollars to go to doctors, not CEO's and...

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