Ted Cruz Remembers When Ronald Reagan Campaigned Against Medicare
(By The Political Pragmatic) In 1961, Ronald Reagan recorded a speech warning Americans about an “imminent” threat to their freedom: “My name is Ronald Reagan. I have been asked to talk on the several...
View ArticleThe ACA: Access, Affordability, And A New Beginning
(By Joanne Boyer, cross-posted at Wisdom Voices) Will the Affordable Care Act (ACA) finally offer me and my family of two less expensive health care coverage? After months of hard work and preparation...
View ArticleFreedom From Health Insurance Coverage???
With a core portion of the Affordable Care Act taking effect on October 1 when the health care exchanges start signing people up for health insurance coverage, right-wing Republicans in Congress along...
View ArticleProgressive Reading List – Health Care Reform Edition
For this weekend’s progressive reading list, we have a pro-Affordable Care Act column from Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky, along with a series of reports on how various provisions of ObamaCare have...
View ArticleThe GOP’s Partisan Hypocrisy on ObamaCare
(By The Political Pragmatic) “I am not trying to make excuses or minimize the difficulties some are having. Those problems need to be fixed, and fixed fast. By all accounts, everyone is working hard...
View ArticleHurricane Katrina Vs. ObamaCare
(By The Political Pragmatic) Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive cyclone of the Atlantic hurricane season. Over 1,800 people died in the hurricane and subsequent floods; total...
View ArticleIn Search of a Gotcha Moment
(By The Political Pragmatic) The idea that journalists have no responsibility to the dissemination of helpful information is ridiculous to me. It certainly is not the media’s job to accommodate...
View ArticleMy Junk Insurance Policy Canceled? I Jumped For Joy
(By Joanne Boyer, cross-posted at Wisdom Voices) This is what a Junk Insurance policy cancelation notice looks like. I jumped for joy when I received mine. I believe for a great majority of people who...
View ArticleCelebrating ObamaCare Success Stories
Since the October 1 launch of the health care exchanges, vast numbers of Americans have benefitted from the Affordable Care Act, also known as “ObamaCare.” In the first month of the exchanges, more...
View ArticleThe ACA, Pope Francis & Me
(By Joanne Boyer, cross-posted at Wisdom Voices) “When a society—whether local, national, or global—is willing to leave a part of itself on the fringes, no political programs or resources spent on law...
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