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The New Republic Attempts to Repent for Its 1994 Health Care Sins, Rips Into Betsy McCaughey

Posted on: Oct 6, 2009, Source: Hullabaloo

A new TNR article carefully documents the "never-ending lunacy" of McCaughey.

A Majority of Doctors Want You to Have a Public Option -- So What's the Hold-Up?

Posted on: Sep 15, 2009, Source: Hullabaloo

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, 62.9 percent of American physicians favor a plan with both public and private insurance options.

Neocons Pressure Obama to Fix (Their) Errors With More War

Posted on: Sep 9, 2009, Source: Hullabaloo

Progressives should be wondering if they're comfortable with Obama's allies on Afghanistan.

No One Should Die For Lack of Health Care

Posted on: Sep 5, 2009, Source: Hullabaloo

A viral campaign for universal health is picked up by Obama's Facebook page -- but will he follow through?

"Blue Dog" Dems are Blocking Much-Needed Health Reform

Posted on: Jul 16, 2009, Source: Hullabaloo

Using frustrating logic, a few Democrats are standing in the way of important change.

Why Won't Lawmakers Give up Their F-22 Pipe Dreams?

Posted on: Jun 27, 2009, Source: Hullabaloo

Lawmakers are arguing that the addition of F-22 fighter jets, along with a second engine for F-35s, is vital to national security.

Daschle Folds on Health Care; Limbaugh Says There's no Problem!

Posted on: Jun 20, 2009, Source: Hullabaloo

The significance of Daschle's abandoning the public option can't be overstated.

Parties/Protests Planned: The California Supreme Court to Deliver Its Prop. 8 Verdict on Tuesday

Posted on: May 23, 2009, Source: Hullabaloo

Those battling for equality have devised new outlets for activism which have amped up the pressure for action at every level.

Health Care Activists Battle Powerful Insurance Companies

Posted on: May 20, 2009, Source: Hullabaloo

Health Care for America Now activists call on the Justice Department to look at monopolies in the insurance market.

Neocon Moral Lepers Continue to Defend and Glorify Torture

Posted on: Apr 17, 2009, Source: Hullabaloo

All the people squealing about the release of the torture memos and defending torture harm national security with each passing moment.

Coleman vs. Franken: Could It Take Years?

Posted on: Mar 30, 2009, Source: Washington Monthly

I've been saying for a while that this recount battle obstructing Franken from the Senate was a sweet deal for Republicans

Why DC Media Twits Have Been Quick to Embrace Twitter

Posted on: Feb 24, 2009, Source: Hullabaloo

Unlike blogs, which the DC media was slow to accept and embrace, Twitter has become something of a hit.

George W. Bush Gets His Statue in Iraq

Posted on: Jan 30, 2009, Source: Hullabaloo

I don't think this is the kind of statue Richard Perle was talking about.

Talking While Brown: A Look at Racism in U.S. Airports

Posted on: Jan 3, 2009, Source: Hullabaloo

No kind of profiling is more justifiable than any other. It's all part of a creeping assault on our collective civil liberties and it has to stop.

Hero Activist Throws a Monkey Wrench in Big Oil's Land Auction

Posted on: Dec 28, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

Activists can learn a lot from the creativity of Tim DeChristopher.

What Is Worse Than Coal in Your Stocking? Coal in Your Drinking Water

Posted on: Dec 24, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

A massive coal ash spill reminds us of what we've always known: coal is not clean.

Revealed: Unpublished Fed Document Highlights Costly Rebuilding Blunders in Iraq

Posted on: Dec 16, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

The people who were given the task of rebuilding Iraq had absolutely no interest in doing so.

Bush Lays More Landmines for Obama

Posted on: Nov 18, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

Bush is setting up more internal challenges for the President-elect.

Why Don't We Have Universal Voter Registration?

Posted on: Nov 2, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

Universal voter registration is the answer to Republican hissy fits about so-called "voter fraud."

Obama's Aunt? Here's Why the Leak Is Illegal, Not Important

Posted on: Nov 1, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

Just who was it who dug up the information about Barack Obama's aunt?

Ted Stevens Returns to Alaska to Try and Salvage His Career

Posted on: Oct 30, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

Obviously being convicted of a felony is a strike against his record.

Obama Slams McCain's Choice of Palin

Posted on: Oct 29, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

He went there.

What the Next President Needs to Do: First 100 Days

Posted on: Oct 19, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

Suggesting that we as a nation have to tighten our belts in the middle of a recession is nothing short of economic suicide.

McCain Campaign: Much Ado About Pigs and Lipstick

Posted on: Sep 10, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

So here's what the corporate media is going to be talking about for awhile. Be prepared for it. It's too stupid for them to ignore.

The Media Still Refuse to Call McCain What He Is: a Liar

Posted on: Sep 9, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

The media are failing to apply the same standard to John McCain that they did to Al Gore in 2000.

The McCain Campaign's Big McMansion Mystery Mistake

Posted on: Sep 5, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

What exactly was that giant building on the screen behind John McCain last night?

Some More Great Quotes From Phil "Nation of Whiners" Gramm

Posted on: Sep 2, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

Please keep talking Phil.

As the Facts Get Stranger the Media Ask: Will McCain Drop Palin?

Posted on: Sep 2, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

The mainstream media is now wondering about McCain's pick.

Hurricane Gustav Comes in Slow and to the Left

Posted on: Sep 1, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

Let us all share a very, very tempered huzzah!

Corporate Media Focuses on DNC as the World Burns

Posted on: Aug 27, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

Russia, Georgia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are in turmoil, but the corporate media reports only on the DNC.

Siegelman Redux? More Allegations of Politicized Prosecutions Surface

Posted on: Aug 22, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

This time, in Mississippi.

Risky or Smart? Obama's Big Bet on the Ground Game

Posted on: Aug 20, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

Obama is betting big on the importance of the ground game, but will it payoff?

POW, Former Classmate Exposes the Real McCain

Posted on: Aug 19, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

He should have some fun with his newfound not-stardom, with all the not-appearing on news programs and not-being cited in the print media.

Georgia-Russian Conflict Great for U.S. Weapons Manufacturers

Posted on: Aug 19, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

Who is war always good for? War profiteers of course.

Bin Laden's Driver Gets 5 1/2 Years in Prison

Posted on: Aug 8, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

This is an ex post facto conviction based on the Military Commissions Act of 2006. And what a commission it was.

Bush's Olympic Plans: Go To China, Applaud, Politely Ignore Human Rights Abuses

Posted on: Aug 5, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

Yes, if history has taught us anything, it's that one should never use moments like these to shed light on the injustices of the world.

Intriguing Twists and Turns in the Anthrax Case

Posted on: Aug 5, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

There's definitely a desire on the part of the government to make this an open and shut case, but is it?

Anatomy of the Right Wing Noise Machine: Maliki and Withdrawal

Posted on: Jul 21, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

The Right's reaction to Maliki's recent agreement with Obama's plan for withdrawal is a good example of what happens when things don't go their way.

SCOTUS Upholds the Rule of Law for Gitmo Detainees

Posted on: Jun 12, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

The court ruled that detainees have rights under the constitution.

McCain Backs Illegal Wiretaps

Posted on: Jun 6, 2008, Source: Hullabaloo

Another flip flop on the straight talk express.

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