No Public Option: Worse Than Nothing? No Public Option: Worse Than Nothing?
In search of the elusive, filibuster-proof sixtieth vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has eviscerated the Senate's healthcare reform bill.
Dec 16, 2009 / Editorial / Lindsay Beyerstein
Feminism’s Face-Lift Feminism’s Face-Lift
Can a tax on breast enhancements and liposuction be channeled to benefit the public good?
Dec 9, 2009 / Editorial / Alexandra Suich
Senate Prepares to Cast First Heathcare Votes Senate Prepares to Cast First Heathcare Votes
It takes sixty votes to pass an amendment and most of the proposed measures for the healthcare bill will never pass. Still, a great opportunity to grandstand over pet issues.
Dec 2, 2009 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein
Heathcare Finally Hits the Senate Floor Heathcare Finally Hits the Senate Floor
The Nation's John Nichols and others speculate about what the Senate healthcare bill will ultimately look like and if it can be more progressive than the House's.
Waffling Democrats’ Healthcare Hypocrisy Waffling Democrats’ Healthcare Hypocrisy
The very same senators who smear the public option are staunch supporters of the Veterans Health Administration--and that really is socialized medicine.
Dec 1, 2009 / Feature / Peter Dreier
Crunch Time in the Senate Crunch Time in the Senate
Will conservative and liberal objections to the Senate healthcare bill's provisions regarding women's health doom the legislation?
Nov 25, 2009 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein
Filibustering the Public Filibustering the Public
Filibustering healthcare reform? This is not what democracy looks like.
Nov 24, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors
Round Two: The Coming Battle Over Abortion Funding Round Two: The Coming Battle Over Abortion Funding
The prochoice movement stops playing nice in the fight for healthcare reform.
Nov 23, 2009 / Feature / Sharon Lerner
Healthcare History Healthcare History
The House's healthcare reform bill is a first draft of history; as with most first drafts, it has its share of flaws.
Nov 11, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors
Whose Team Is It, Anyway? Whose Team Is It, Anyway?
Prochoicers have been taking one for the team for too long now. Enough already.
Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt