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Their Real Goal: To Make Us All So Cynical About Government, We Give Up
By Robert Reich Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Professor at Berkeley An old friend who has been active in politics for more than 30 years tells me he’s giving up. “I can’t stomach what’s going on in...
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If I Were John…
By Jared Bernstein Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities According to a CNN survey of members of the House, and contrary to what Speaker Boehner said yesterday, there are enough votes...
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Why Giving Republican Bullies a Bloody Nose Isn’t Enough
By Robert Reich Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Professor at Berkeley Now is the time to lance the boil of Republican extremism once and for all. Since Barack Obama became president, the extremists who...
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GOP Unhinged by Obamacare
By Jim Hightower Author, Commentator, America’s Number One Populist Whacking yourself on the head with a ballpen hammer would be stupid. But doing it again and again – that’s insane. Welcome to your US...
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What to Expect During the Cease-Fire
By Robert Reich Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Professor at Berkeley The war isn’t over. It’s only a cease-fire. Republicans have agreed to fund the federal government through January 15 and extend...
View ArticleRepublicans Shoot America in the Foot
Republicans characterize the ordeal they just subjected the country to as a war. House Speaker John Boehner said, “We fought the good fight. We just didn’t win.” Sen. John McCain said, “Republicans...
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Lessons of the Obamacare Mess: Public Is Better
By Robert Kuttner Co-Founder and Co-Editor of The American Prospect The more complex a system is, the more it is at risk of failing in complex ways that were not anticipated by its architects. It would...
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Why Obamacare’s Troubles Will Be Good For Liberalism
Bill Scher Online Editor, Campaign for America's Future As the troubles of Obamacare persist, many liberals are panicking, while many conservatives are wishfully predicting, that a failed rollout will...
View ArticleRepublicans Feign Concern about Health of ACA
In a shocking turn of events, Republicans now care about whether Americans have health insurance! It happened quite suddenly. The moment can be precisely pinpointed. It occurred early in the day of...
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How the Republican Tempest Over the Affordable Care Act Diverts Attention...
By Robert Reich Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Professor at Berkeley Having failed to defeat the Affordable Care Act in Congress, to beat it back in the last election, to repeal it despite more than...
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For Obamacare, Nothing Succeeds like Success
Terrance Heath Online Producer, Campaign for America’s Future A new poll shows that, despite a flawed rollout, most Americans are willing to give health care reform time to succeed. That’s good news...
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