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Tell The Nation: Voices of the Uninsured
Various Contributors: Uninsured Americans have arguably the highest stake in the outcome of the healthcare debate--so why are they absent from the national conversation over its fate?
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Political Fever
William Greider: Since recent shock waves of populism, Obama has made some bigger promises.
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A Cold Day in Washington
Christopher Hayes: A freeze on discretionary spending may poll well, but it endorses ignorance of how the federal government spends its money.
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Congress Launches Investigation into Taliban Payola
CNN : Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) discusses his subcommittee's investigation into charges that the Department of Defense is essentially bribing Taliban warlords so US supply lines can safely travel through Afghanistan.
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Katrina's Hidden Race War: Four Years Later
CNN : A segment on Anderson Cooper 360 investigates the white vigilante justice that tore through New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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Obama: Healthcare Should Be a Right
CNN : During their second presidential debate, McCain and Obama show the stark difference between them on the issue of healthcare.
Obama continued on the topic, identifying what he sees as the key problems with healthcare in America: exponentially expensive premiums, rising costs of co-payments and deductibles, and barriers that prevent many from accessing basic health insurance. "We have a moral commitment," he said, "in addition to an economic imperative, to do something." Obama asserted that all Americans should have the kind of health insurance that he and Senator McCain enjoy because they are federal employees. With regards to the McCain healthcare plan, Obama pointed to an oft-overlooked aspect—taxing employer-based healthcare benefits —saying with McCain's plan "one hand giveth, and one hand taketh away."
-Marissa Colón-Margolies
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