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Is Congress Opting Out of Real Reform? Is Congress Opting Out of Real Reform?

Is the so-called opt-out provision a worthy compromise for progressives who've already compromised just to get to a discussion of a public option?

Oct 14, 2009 / GRITtv

Public Health Before Wall Street Wealth Public Health Before Wall Street Wealth

The healthcare debate has become a convenient distraction from the far more pressing issues surrounding the banking meltdown.

Oct 14, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Don’t Ask, Don’t Get Don’t Ask, Don’t Get

A grassroots group for LGBT activism, born at last weekend's National Equality March, plans to push Obama harder than established gay rights groups will.

Oct 13, 2009 / Feature / Daniel Chandler

NFL: Are You Ready for Some Limbaugh? NFL: Are You Ready for Some Limbaugh?

The Nation's Dave Zirin weighs in on Rush Limbaugh's bid to buy the the St. Louis Rams football team.

Oct 13, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show

The NFL Must Flush Rush The NFL Must Flush Rush

Rush Limbaugh's long history of racism should be enough to quash his chances of becoming an owner in the National Football League.

Oct 9, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin

Beyond Rescue Beyond Rescue

The campaign against forced prostitution works when it addresses victims' needs.

Oct 8, 2009 / Feature / Noy Thrupkaew

Rural Health Care, the Public Option and the Opt Out Compromise Rural Health Care, the Public Option and the Opt Out Compromise

The latest health care legislative compromise being floated is one in which states would be allowed to opt out of offering a public option. I suppose if someone put a gun to my hea...

Oct 8, 2009 / Chris Hayes

Where Have You Gone, William Safire? Where Have You Gone, William Safire?

Newsrooms' fears of misunderstanding the right leads to outsized coverage and attention.

Oct 7, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

Time to Raise Pell! Time to Raise Pell!

Young people urge their Senators to support cutting wasteful subsidies to student loan companies, and to invest at least $40 billion in the Pell grant program.

Oct 7, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

Why We Can’t Weaken Healthcare Reform Why We Can’t Weaken Healthcare Reform

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel thinks that we need to stop fixating on debt and unemployment benefits, and instead focus on a job creation program.

Oct 6, 2009 / ABC News

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