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Democrats

Democrats need to be more ideological and less partisan

July 28, 2019 Reece Ellis 2020 Election, Democrats, Ethics, Politics, Trump voters, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Many of those politicians are “electable“ and poised to defeat Republicans in their individual elections. But our goal should be to not only defeat Republicans, or defeat Trumpism, but to also defeat the system that puts the interests of an elite class of people above the majority of Americans.

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Here’s one time when Democrats should take the lead from Trump

July 21, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Consumer issues, Health care, Social Sec/Medicare, Trump Leave a comment

A common practice in politics is to define your opponents before they define themselves. Usually this results in gross misrepresentation of where the opposition

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Media must step it up on Medicare-for-All

July 4, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Health care, Obama, Republicans, Social Sec/Medicare One comment

There are two key reasons why mainstream media must be talking about Medicare-for-All. First, it is sound policy, something that all Americans should hope

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Jason Chaffetz

Do the unthinkable: double, triple Congressional Salaries

July 3, 2017 Arthur Lieber Congress, Corruption, Democracy, Ethics, Good government, Health care, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Of all people, conservative retired Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) tossed out the idea that Members of Congress should be given a monthly housing stipend

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Democrats: Keep it simple – Medicare-for-All

May 6, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Budget, Community/Common good, Health care, Republican Brain Leave a comment

As Republicans recklessly move forward in doing damage to health care in America, it’s important for Democrats to have a clear vision for the

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Aetna’s exit from Obamacare should make us want Medicare-for-All even more

August 17, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Health care One comment

Aetna has just announced that it will be pulling out of the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges in 11 of the 15 states where

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The worst health insurance companies in America

February 5, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Health care Leave a comment

Until we have single-payer, Medicare for All healthcare in America, insurance companies will continue to screw their customers in as many ways as possible.

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Universal health care is hard to get if you don’t ask for it

August 5, 2013 Arthur Lieber Charity & Justice, Good government, Health care, Human Rights, Republicans, Taxes Leave a comment

I recently went to a most engaging and informative movie called The Waiting Room sponsored by Missourians for Single Payer Health Care. There was

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Single payer, job creator

October 20, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Consumer issues, Economy, Employment, Health care 3 comments

Maybe I didn’t get the memo, but I don’t recall seeing much airtime/ink/bandwidth devoted to discussing single-payer healthcare as a jobs program. And that’s

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Medicare for All: The fight continues

August 13, 2010 Madonna Gauding Congress, Health care, History Leave a comment

The Social Security Act of 1965 was signed into law on July 30, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson as amendments to Social Security legislation. At the

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