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GOP blackmail: a view from West Virginia

December 21, 2011 By John Case

It beats me what is really going through the minds of the House Republicans. I am inclined to conclude it's sewage.

Bipartisan fetish will kill Medicare

December 20, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

Medicare, from its inception, has been under attack by the private, profit-hungry insurance industry and the political far right.

White House hits Medicare privatization scheme

December 16, 2011 By John Wojcik

The White House has joined a national chorus of protests against the so-called bi-partisan Ryan-Wyden plan to turn Medicare into a voucher system.

President Obama should veto the National Defense Authorization Act

December 15, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

The defense spending bill includes a provision allowing for the indefinite detention without trial of al-Qaida suspects and their allies.

GOP makes new round of shutdown threats

December 15, 2011 By John Wojcik

The administration wants passage of a short-term budget measure to allow for more time for negotiations on the budget bill and the payroll tax cut for workers.