Dr. Howard Dean: Scrap Reid’s Compromise Dr. Howard Dean: Scrap Reid’s Compromise
Dr. Howard Dean has a prescription for health-care reform: Scrap the ridiculously compromised Senate bill -- from which Majority Leader Harry Reid has, under pressure from Connec...
Dec 16, 2009 / John Nichols
A Sucker-Punched Harry Reid Throws in the Towel on Real Reform A Sucker-Punched Harry Reid Throws in the Towel on Real Reform
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is, famously, an ex-boxer. Put an emphasis on "ex." As the health-care debate made its way to the Senate, the chamber's top Democrat refused to...
Dec 15, 2009 / John Nichols
Financial ‘Reform’ Preserves Too Big Banks, Too Much Speculation Financial ‘Reform’ Preserves Too Big Banks, Too Much Speculation
The U.S. House has voted for legislation that is described as "financial services reform." But most of the "reforms" are so mild that the savviest of the nation's big bankers wil...
Dec 13, 2009 / John Nichols
Reich on Senate Health Deal: It’s a Bailout for Big Insurers Reich on Senate Health Deal: It’s a Bailout for Big Insurers
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich is pulling no punches in his criticism of the health-care reform "deal" that has reportedly been reached by Senate Democratic negotiators. ...
Dec 11, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama’s Gets Nobel “A Little Early” And With A Clear Challenge Obama’s Gets Nobel “A Little Early” And With A Clear Challenge
President Obama delivered an exceptionally well-reasoned and appropriately humble address accepting a Nobel Prize for Peace that, in the words of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, was ...
Dec 10, 2009 / John Nichols
Senate Dems Ditch the Public Option Senate Dems Ditch the Public Option
When President Obama spoke to members of Congress the other day about the need to enact health-care reform he conveniently forgot to mention the public option. Senate Democrats g...
Dec 9, 2009 / John Nichols
Massachusetts Dems Pick Progressive Woman For Kennedy Seat Massachusetts Dems Pick Progressive Woman For Kennedy Seat
Massachusetts Democrats have nominated a candidate to replace Ted Kennedy, and all indications are that she will be a replacement in full. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha C...
Dec 9, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama Moves On Job Creation, But He Must Do More Obama Moves On Job Creation, But He Must Do More
President Obama has always been too scattered and unfocused when it comes to addressing the primary social, economic and political challenge of his presidency: high unemployment. ...
Dec 8, 2009 / John Nichols
Senator Rockefeller Confirms Medicare Expansion Is Being Weighed Senator Rockefeller Confirms Medicare Expansion Is Being Weighed
Medicare has long been one of the most popular programs administered by the federal government. It is so popular that congressional Republicans – whose party once led the oppos...
Dec 7, 2009 / John Nichols
The Peril of Positioning Dems as Managers, Not Leaders The Peril of Positioning Dems as Managers, Not Leaders
Senate Democrats are celebrating the fact that, in their rush to come up with a scheme to pay for health-care reform, they have blocked an effort to preserve payments to home hea...
Dec 6, 2009 / John Nichols