With a major legislative battle looming, the president continues to sell his plan, this time on Facebook
By Mike Madden Jul 2, 2009
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New polling indicates that Americans want a government option for health care, they just don't want to use it
By Vincent Rossmeier
July 1, 2009
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Conservatives decry "socialized" law enforcement; Democrats are divided over "single-payer" police protection
By Michael Lind
June 30, 2009
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Why are conservatives so afraid of a little health-care competition?
By Andrew Leonard
June 29, 2009
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The public has to force him to do the right thing
By Robert Reich
June 29, 2009
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The president goes on TV to marshal public support for his plan, and the GOP's not happy about it
By Gabriel Winant
June 25, 2009
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Those opposing a public option -- Big Pharma, the AMA, the insurers -- are doing so out of economic self-interest
By Robert Reich
June 24, 2009
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A sometimes testy president defends his Iran policy in an afternoon press conference. Also, he still smokes
By Mike Madden
June 23, 2009
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A brilliant stroke of GOP genius: Let's give TARP money to the HMOs!
By Andrew Leonard
June 23, 2009
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Obama gets drug companies to cut senior drug bills by $80 billion. Suddenly, his plan is no longer dead
By Mike Madden
June 23, 2009
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The president should be a revolutionary, not just a reformer
By David Sirota
June 20, 2009
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President Obama, ditch the rhetoric about bipartisanship and enact reform with or without the GOP and the AMA
By Gene Lyons
June 18, 2009
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The president outlines what he calls a "sweeping overhaul." His critics call the plan too weak. Is there a pattern?
By Andrew Leonard
June 17, 2009
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The senator's mixed-up reasons for keeping healthcare in the private sector
June 17, 2009
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Speaking to the AMA, the president talks tough on healthcare reform
By Alex Koppelman
June 15, 2009
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States are pushing ahead with their own reforms instead of waiting for the president to act.
By David Sirota
June 13, 2009
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Will Obama stand up to lobbyists and insurers to give Americans a needed public option?
By Robert Reich
June 12, 2009
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The GOP and the medical establishment begin to push back on the public option, so Obama returns to the stump.
By Mike Madden
June 11, 2009
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Lobbyists are working behind the scenes to kill the public option in the healthcare bill. And they're succeeding.
By Robert Reich
June 8, 2009
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A critic says medical-bill induced bankruptcies are falling, not rising. Did Elizabeth Warren get her facts wrong?
By Andrew Leonard
June 5, 2009
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Medical problems were behind two-thirds of personal bankruptcies in 2007. And that was before the economic crisis.
By Andrew Leonard
June 5, 2009
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What makes the town of McAllen different from the rest of the U.S.? The New Yorker explains
By Andrew Leonard
May 29, 2009
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With revenue scarce, Obama is going to have to borrow an idea from John McCain to pay for universal healthcare.
By Robert Reich
May 26, 2009
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Americans may want single-payer healthcare, but that doesn't mean they're going to get it.
By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
May 22, 2009
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"Single-payer" isn't mentioned anymore, and now even Obama's Medicare-like public insurance initiative looks unlikely.
By Robert Reich
May 18, 2009
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