Congressional Republicans want to make Medicaid even less generous than it was before Obamacare.
Affordable Care Act
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Code of Silence: Will Obama Finally Call Out Trump?
Now, there’s just no excuse. It’s hard to figure out just why the 44th President of the United States won’t directly criticize his incompetent and insane successor, but Barack Obama refused to do so again a few days ago in his John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award acceptance speech (and in his remarks at […]
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The Broken Senate Is the Last Bulwark Against Obamacare Repeal
The Tea Party infected the House in 2010, but the Senate is the political institution that has declined the longest and failed the worst.
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The Ghost of Primaries Future
I started last week being ticked off at Bill Maher for his suggestion that members of the Democratic Party’s base are too obsessed with so-called “identity politics.” As part of his tirade, Maher mentioned Democrats lamenting perceived racism in sports–something that was remarkably tone-deaf in light of, well, racism in sports. Something tells me Adam […]
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Chris Cillizza: the High Priest of Higher Broderism
He’s accusing Democrats of being uncivilized, which is what his career has been built on.
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The Case Against Single-Payer
Progressives have increasingly embraced the idea of “Medicare for All,” but a public option would more tangibly ameliorate our healthcare woes.
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I’m Bearish on the Trump Agenda
Thankfully, there are a lot of limitations on the damage that Trump can do.
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How the Failure to Repeal Obamacare Is Affecting Wall Street
Wall Street fat cats thought sweeping tax cuts were a sure thing. Not anymore.
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Not Even Trump Supports The GOP Healthcare Bill
That hasn’t stopped him from putting house Republicans between a rock and a hard place.
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Why the Rush To Repeal Obamacare? It’s All About the Tax Cuts
Passing a healthcare bill frees the GOP to do what they really want.
