health care
GOP reps run from voters on Social Security, Medicare
April 28, 2011Facing voter anger, Republican lawmakers across the country are screening questions at town hall meetings, holding "invitation only" gatherings, or deciding not to hold meetings at all.
Read moreVermont single-payer fight lights a path
April 27, 2011Vermont's state Senate on Monday spotlighted how progressives can use the Affordable Health Care Act to introduce single-payer health care in states across the country.
Read moreCongressional Black Caucus would boost social programs & revenue
April 19, 2011Continuing a 30-year-long tradition, the Congressional Black Caucus April 14 presented its alternative budget for fiscal 2012 to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Read moreRally marks first birthday for Obama health care law
March 24, 2011Chicago-area residents celebrated the one year anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act by President Obama, March 23, with stories of how the law helped them obtain affordable and quality health care.
Read moreHealth care ruling is “judicial activism on steroids”
February 1, 2011Health care actvists say U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson's ruling aginst the Affordable Care Act advances GOP agenda: return control of health care to insurance companies
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