Democrats
Pell grants under fire
December 21, 2011The president's emphasis on education means that free or highly subsidized subsidized higher education should be an explicit part of the domestic policy agenda.
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GOP blackmail: a view from West Virginia
December 21, 2011It beats me what is really going through the minds of the House Republicans. I am inclined to conclude it's sewage.
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Bipartisan fetish will kill Medicare
December 20, 2011Medicare, from its inception, has been under attack by the private, profit-hungry insurance industry and the political far right.
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White House hits Medicare privatization scheme
December 16, 2011The White House has joined a national chorus of protests against the so-called bi-partisan Ryan-Wyden plan to turn Medicare into a voucher system.
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President Obama should veto the National Defense Authorization Act
December 15, 2011The defense spending bill includes a provision allowing for the indefinite detention without trial of al-Qaida suspects and their allies.
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