The Editors : Health Care Policy
The window is open for President Obama and a Democratic Congress to finally reform our healthcare system. Success means a bill with a strong public option, not a watered-down "bipartisan" measure.
Norman Birnbaum
Senator Kennedy was recognized worldwide as a leader of the American left. What is less recognized is his connection to a social justice-oriented Catholic faith.
A tribute to the late, great "Liberal Lion" of the Senate whose dream of a more compassionate nation will never die.
The Editors : Progressives, Liberals, & The American Left
Remembering Senator Edward Kennedy, who broke barriers of personality and partisanship.
YouTube : Health Care Policy
In this moving April 2008 speech, Sen. Ted Kennedy explains why providing healthcare coverage for all Americans is the 'cause of his life.'
Robert Scheer
The light has gone out, and with it that infectious warm laugh and intensely progressive commitment of the best of the Kennedys.
Sen. Ted Kennedy triumphantly returns to the Senate and plans to make healthcare reform a top priority.
Sen. Ted Kennedy undergoes surgery today in North Carolina for treatment of a brain tumor. This recent speech on Iraq provides ample proof of why we need him now more than ever.
John Nichols : Democratic Party
Senator Edward M. Kennedy, diagnosed today with a malignant brain tumor, is sidelined at the moment his party is poised to realize the causes and ideals he has promoted for so long.
Jack Newfield : People Archive
Sen. Ted Kennedy has passed away at the age of 77. This 2002 Nation profile by the late Jack Newfield captures the essence of what this legend meant to the progressive movement.
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