edited by: Vivian Paige,
Virginia Editor
Somewhere in America, a man (with no insurance and no money for the medications he needs to ease the pain) is dying. Some with dangerous complications of H1N1 cannot get treatment. A woman (who thought she had insurance) was told her "benefits" had run out. In Arkansas, [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Friday, November 20.
1. Jon Walker asks, "Is Harry Reid Laying The Ground Work To Betray Progressives For Snowe's Vote?" In the end, Walker concludes, "Reid does have the power to get a public option passed, there is" [...]
Here's a little fun from the Onion. The best part is the ticker of fake news headlines running across the bottom.
Obama's Home Teleprompter Malfunctions During Family Dinner
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Why is [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Thursday, November 19.
1. Jon Walker lays out "eight things wrong with the Senate health care bill," beginning with "Delays Start Until 2014" and including "Nationwide Plans Gutting State Regulation." Definitely a few things that need to be [...]
It was at the dedication of a cemetery honoring the dead of both sides, at the site of a battle a little more than 4 months earlier, a [...]
Dear Fellow Progressives:
Please watch this video. We proudly voted for President Obama. We said we'd have his back and defend him. He has taken a number of positive steps. For example, just this week, he formed a new team within government to bring Wall St. criminals to justice and just' [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Wednesday, November 18.
1. Jane Hamsher reports that voting is now open for the Public Option Please (POP) art contest. There are six finalists, vote now!
2. Jon Walker writes that "it seems [Senator Thomas] Carper" [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Tuesday, November 17.
1. Jon Walker reports that a new ABC/Washington Post poll indicates the country "nearly divided" on the overall health care reform effort, but "very high popular support [for] the public option and the employer" [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Monday, November 16.
1. Jon Walker reports that "HR 3962's Massive Expansion Of Coverage Would Result In Very Small Increase In Health Care Spending." Walker adds, "Despite the Republican talking point, it is not some liberal overreach-this reform" [...]
As it stands, not all Americans are equal before the law. This Wednesday is yet another test of whether we live up to our ideals. The next few days also afford some members of Congress time to do something important: [...]
Factoring in inflation first, the growth is reduced to 41 percent over 10 years. By factoring in both inflation and population growth, the state budget' [...]
A Gallup poll released last week shows a rarity -- a majority of Americans polled say that they would prefer a generic Republican to a generic Democrat for Congress.
This a rare event in American politics. Most of the times in the past when this reversal has occurred [...]
I am writing to you as a National Board Certified Social Studies Teacher who voted for you as President even despite my concerns about your approach to educational policy. You were not my first choice, precisely because I, like many educators I know, was concerned both about your [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Thursday, November 12.
1. Jane Hamsher writes that "Harry Reid says he has a wonderful relationship with the albatross hanging around his neck," aka Joe Lieberman. Personally, I still can't comprehend how Lieberman wasn't booted from the [...]
Or so we thought.
Yes, according to NPR there is a good possibility that the race results will flop from the Independent Democrat Bill Owens to the Republican Conservative Party candidate Doug [...]
Here is a brief summary of what DFA offers and how to get the help:
Democracy for America conducts ongoing training in politics. In addition to training academies held at various [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Wednesday, November 11.
1. Jane Hamsher points us to Kagro's "excellent rundown of what happened on the public option fight," and also why abortion rights activists, with "an existing network of professional lobbyists and policy analysts, plus a" [...]
Last night was one of the best episodes of Rachel Maddow ever. Some of the news was pretty hard to watch. It contained some of the most amazing (and disturbing) news I've seen in a while. That news included that:
? Some corporations (and the American Enterprise Institute) want no restrictions against' [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Tuesday, November 10.
1. Jon Walker warns that the Stupak Amendment "reaches far beyond any of the reporting so far" and could "effectively stop many employer-provided health insurance plans from covering abortions for tens of millions of" [...]
"Successful emails will build your online community, increase activism, and raise you money. It is also the fastest most accessible way to send your message out to supporters... Compared to the other online strategies, email is by far the" [...]
Probably 60 to 70 people turned out for the Americans for Prosperity's attempt to intimidate Tom Perriello today. They first off-loaded their bus about four blocks away, perhaps in an effort to keep us from noticing it. But then they pulled the bus right into Tom's parking lot. Bill Hay, [...]
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It is my hope and intention that you and I, [...]
From Americans United for Change, an ad thanking Tom Perriello for voting for the health care reform bill. I haven't yet seen it on the air.
Today and tomorrow, the Tea Party folks will be protesting at Tom's District offices. This afternoon they went to Tom's Danville office, and they were' [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Monday, November 9.
1. Jon Walker summarizes the passage of health care reform (HR 3962) as "a truly historic moment...[that] will help millions of Americans," but also "at best bittersweet" from a progressive perspective. In the end, this [...]
On Wednesday, just days before the House passed historic health care legislation, I tagged along with the Virginia Organizing Project (VOP) and residents from all over Virginia as they visited Capitol Hill to share their personal health care [...]
By The Numbers
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I will eventually die from it. The sum of my medical bills is unknowable. Why should any health insurance company be willing to cover me?
Medical expenses increase as my condition continues. Most will likely occur near the end of my condition, with the heaviest expenses in [...]
Rather than simply congratulating Bob McDonnell on his overwhelming victory, I'd like to suggest that, starting now and for the next four years, we accord the man presidential treatment. Specifically, I'm talking about the kind of treatment that Republicans have been giving our president over the past year. [...] Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Friday, November 6.
1. Jon Walker asks, "Does Landrieu Not Know That All Her Demands Regarding The Public Option Have Already Been Addressed?" Specifically, Walker wonders if Landrieu is aware that "House Democrats adopted [Chuck] Schumer's idea of" [...]
