by Bill Scher | Apr 11, 2007 | Blog
Last night, MoveOn.org hosted the first "Virtual Town Hall," where MoveOn members from across the nation posed questions to seven Democratic candidates for president. (Some Republican candidates were invited also, but all declined.) Campaign for America's Future...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 11, 2007 | Blog
Today on TomPaine.com I offer my take on the Don Imus controversy, as well as that of Earl Ofari Hutchinson, who writes on another critical aspect of the flap for AlterNet. Yes, it's well-worn ground, but there are a couple of points that I thought it was important to...
by Bill Scher | Apr 11, 2007 | Blog
The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire reports that the Senate's version of a bill lifting the ban on Medicare negotiating for lower drug prices, will be taken up in committee on Thursday. The expectation is that the full Senate will vote on it next week....
by Bill Scher | Apr 11, 2007 | Blog
The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire reports that the Senate's version of a bill lifting the ban on Medicare negotiating for lower drug prices, will be taken up in committee on Thursday. The expectation is that the full Senate will vote on it next week....
by Bill Scher | Apr 10, 2007 | Blog
Apollo Alliance President Jerome Ringo is featured in Newsweek's special issue on the environment. The following is his contribution to "16 Ideas for the Planet." Today the environment is at the forefront of everyone's thoughts, not only in this country but also...
by Roger Hickey | Apr 10, 2007 | Blog
The following is a part of this week's TPMCafe Book Club group discussion of the new book "Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis -- and the People Who Pay the Price" by Jonathan Cohn Kudos to Jonathan for his important new book. One of the reasons we...