Nurses Say Senate Bill Entrenches Chokehold of Insurance Giants Nurses Say Senate Bill Entrenches Chokehold of Insurance Giants
Want to know what's wrong -- really wrong -- with the health-care "reform" bill being pushed through the Senate by Majority Leader Harry Reid? Ask a nurse. "It is tragic to see ...
Dec 22, 2009 / John Nichols
Reid Gets to 60, But Dem Senators Grumble About Weak Bill Reid Gets to 60, But Dem Senators Grumble About Weak Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "got to 60" at 1:08 Monday morning, clearing a key Republican hurdle and keeping the Senate's version of a health-care reform bill on track for p...
Dec 21, 2009 / John Nichols
Slacker Sunday Slacker Sunday
Now are some Alter-reviews by Sal: The new Elvis Presley box, the new Genesis box, and the new Elvis Costello "Spectacle" DVD/Bluray box.
Dec 21, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Around The Nation Around The Nation
Is President Obama a disappointment? In the midst of a rough week for progressives (first healthcare reform, then Copenhagen) I was on MSNBC's The Ed Show debating whether or not P...
Dec 20, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
“Health Care Reform is Not Reform if it Denies Women Coverage” “Health Care Reform is Not Reform if it Denies Women Coverage”
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid continued his health-care-by-the-holidays rush Saturday, and he was having some tactical success. But Reid and the Democrats weren't winning any...
Dec 19, 2009 / John Nichols
Talking to the Taliban Talking to the Taliban
Kudos to the Washington Times for a terrific piece about talking to the Taliban. It's been widely reported, over the past several years, that Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, several top ...
Dec 18, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Don’t Just Reform Health Care, Reform the Senate Don’t Just Reform Health Care, Reform the Senate
Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, went to the floor of the chamber this week with a poster board that detailed the delays that the Republican "Party of No" has imposed on the l...
Dec 18, 2009 / John Nichols
The Alter-Review Gift Giving Guide The Alter-Review Gift Giving Guide
I've got a new "Think Again" column called "How to Control Health Care Costs, Conservative Style," about what happened when Bush and the Republicans tried to "reform" and it's he...
Dec 17, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Healthcare’s Defining Moment Healthcare’s Defining Moment
Like so many progressives who have fought for a public option plan which privileges the all-American principles of choice and competition, I am both heartbroken and outraged as Joe...
Dec 17, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
“Party of No” Blocks Debate on Bernie Sanders’ Real Reform “Party of No” Blocks Debate on Bernie Sanders’ Real Reform
The Senate almost debated health care reform this seek.No, not the tepid tinkering proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, in the compromised for demanded by Sena...
Dec 17, 2009 / John Nichols