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Obama v. Jindal. Round 2. Health Care. It's Not Pretty.

Five months ago, Republican rising star Gov. Bobby Jindal was tapped to formally respond to President Barack Obama's address to the joint session of Congress. Jindal's fact-challenged speech, dismissive of basic government functions like protecting against natural...

Washington Post Can't Read Its Health Care Poll Either

Are the biggest opponents of health care reform the nation's headline writers? Because once again, a newspaper's headline of its own poll fails to report the real news about public support for health care reform. Last week it was USA Today, refusing to acknowledge...

It's The Economic Paradigm, Stupid!

I am happy to announce that beginning today I will be working as a Fellow and blogger with Campaign for America's Future. This post introduces the areas I will be pursuing. The economy is terrible. There aren't enough jobs. Most of the jobs that are still there are...

Progressive Breakfast - 7/20/2009

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. WH (Still) Has Health Care Cost Control Plan WH budget director Peter Orszag pushes back on spin of CBO report, touts plan to enhance health care legislation...

From Tax Breaks to Tax Hits

In the struggle for a less unequal America, could the House health care surtax on the wealthy turn out to be a game-changer? The push to overhaul the system that takes care of America’s health may be on the verge of morphing into something even grander, a...

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