by Dean Baker | Sep 24, 2013 | Health
In just one week the main part of Obamacare will begin to kick in. This is the state level exchanges that will allow the uninsured to be covered. Beginning on October 1, people will be able to sign up to get insurance in their state regardless of their health. Most...
by Digby | Sep 23, 2013 | Conservatism, Health, This Is The GOP
My good friend the struggling single mom has recently taken a job in the insurance industry. (It pays terribly so she has to work two jobs, of course, but it's better than nothing.) I spoke with her yesterday and she tells me that the votes to defund Obamacare have...
by Thom Hartmann | Sep 19, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Health, This Is The GOP
The United States House of Representatives is in the midst of a food stamp showdown. House Republicans want to slash the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by nearly $40 billion dollars, and House Democrats are fighting it with all their might. The drastic cuts...
by Stan Collender | Sep 16, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, Health, Shutdown
There are many reasons why the budget fight that will take pace over the next few weeks and months will be more difficult than any of the close-to-debacles that have occurred in recent years. The reasons include John Boehner (R-OH), who was already the weakest and...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 5, 2013 | Health
Of all of the things that conservatives have tried to do to undermine the Affordable Care Act – the countless repeal votes by House Republicans, the rumor-mongering about "death panels," trumpeting and inflating stories of businesses cutting employees and work hours...
by Joshua Holland | Sep 3, 2013 | Conservatism, Health, Shutdown
This summer’s heated battles over the implementation of “Obamacare” are a microcosm of a much larger and longstanding ideological clash over the role of the government in society. The hard-right is taking a scorched-earth approach, obstructing the law’s implementation...
