Reid to Back ‘Opt-Out’ Public Option Reid to Back ‘Opt-Out’ Public Option
Sen. Harry Reid will introduce a healthcare reform bill including an "opt-out" public option--grounds for disappointment, says Ari Melber.
Oct 26, 2009 / MSNBC
Putting Caste on Notice Putting Caste on Notice
Navi Pillay is the first UN human rights commissioner to take on caste discrimination.
Oct 26, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
The Public Option Lives! Big Victory for Progressives The Public Option Lives! Big Victory for Progressives
Harry Reid just announced that he'll include a public option (with a provision that allows individual states to opt out of it) in the version of the health care bill he brings to ...
Oct 26, 2009 / Chris Hayes
The Future of the Public Option The Future of the Public Option
Chris Hayes, The Nation's Washington editor, clears up some of the confusion regarding the future of the public option.
Oct 26, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show
The Tide Is Turning on Healthcare Reform The Tide Is Turning on Healthcare Reform
In the past month, momentum on healthcare reform has unmistakably shifted as progressives have taken to the streets, the Internet and the halls of Congress to push for a bold plan.
Oct 23, 2009 / Feature / Peter Dreier
The Big Kids Play With Corked Bats The Big Kids Play With Corked Bats
What if campaign finance reform took a page from baseball's playbook?
Oct 23, 2009 / Feature / Helen Rosenthal
A City Unbottled: Mary Beard’s Pompeii A City Unbottled: Mary Beard’s Pompeii
In The Fires of Vesuvius, Mary Beard unearths the seedier realities of the Roman social and political experience.
Oct 21, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Joy Connolly
Remember the Women? Remember the Women?
Women belong at the center of the debate over the Afghan war, not on the margins.
Crafting Health Reform Crafting Health Reform
Healthcare reform is looking less like a fantasy and more like a probability--but we need to keep a close watch on affordability, financing and the public option.
Oct 21, 2009 / J. Lester Feder
Just Don’t Call It ‘Journalism’ Just Don’t Call It ‘Journalism’
By refusing to acknowledge Fox News's avowed partisanship, its MSM defenders diminish the work of honest journalists who try to play fair.
Oct 21, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman