health-care
Rand Paul: Universal Health Care Is Basically Slavery
Max Read · 05/11/11 11:48PMJon Stewart Blasts Congress for Once Again Screwing Over 9/11 First Responders
Matt Cherette · 04/26/11 10:43PMMany have credited Jon Stewart with helping to finally push the long overdue James Zadroga 9/11 Health And Compensation Law—which provides health care for afflicted first responders—through Congress. So when he heard about a seemingly unconscionable amendment to the bill that requires the government to make sure the heroes aren't terrorists before providing them benefits, Stewart was understandably angry. And on tonight's Daily Show, he let it be known.
Republicans Just Voted to End Medicare, So Where's the Outrage?
Jim Newell · 04/22/11 12:29PMDonald Trump's Whiny Liberal History Under Scrutiny
Jim Newell · 04/18/11 01:44PMGelatinous cartoon slumlord Donald Trump is facing some tough questions about his previous political positions in his pretend campaign for president. He's already won, really, if this promotional stunt to increase the ratings of Celebrity Apprentice is getting reporters to read whatever dumb book he wrote in 2000 to dig up his arbitrary political stances of the time.
The Shocking Treatment for Girl Who Can't Close Her Mouth
Brian Moylan · 04/05/11 11:22AMComment of the Day: The Health Care Crisis Solved
Brian Moylan · 04/04/11 05:50PMHouse Republicans' Official Proposal: Privatize Medicare
Jim Newell · 04/04/11 02:19PMIf anything will make it easier for House conservatives to back off on shutting down the government this week, it's the prospect of a different, and much larger fight over the federally funded social safety net. House Republicans are preparing to introduce a 10-year budget Tuesday that will eliminate Medicare and replace it with a private insurance system that closely resembles the new health care law, and end Medicaid as an entitlement program all together.
Congressman Wishes He Did Not Tweet About Bieber
Maureen O'Connor · 02/17/11 05:38PMBieber Lets His Pro-Life and Pro-Canada Freak Flags Fly
Maureen O'Connor · 02/16/11 12:14PMSouth Dakota Considers Requiring Gun Ownership
Max Read · 01/31/11 11:29PMWhy Was the Entire Health Care Law Ruled Unconstitutional?
Jim Newell · 01/31/11 06:39PMComment of the Day: The Appeal of Repeal
Richard Lawson · 01/31/11 06:03PMCongressman Fails Civility Test by Comparing Republicans to Nazis
Adrian Chen · 01/19/11 11:47PMAh, our new, super-civil politics. No longer will cross-hairs be threateningly wielded or presidents' birth certificates be questioned. Rejoice! Our national discourse now rises to the level of fragrant poetry. Except when a Democratic congressman compares Republicans to Nazis.