On AlterNet: health care debate

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If We Don't Fix the Senate's Miserable Health Bill, the Repercussions Could Last for Decades

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. December 24, 2009.

Calling the Senate's health bill a "awesome achievement" like Paul Krugman did is to encourage the preservation of a hideously broken system.

Round 2 of Howard Dean vs. Rahm Emanuel: Dean Wins Again over Health Care Politics

Cenk Uygur, AlterNet. October 2, 2009.

In round 1, Emanuel and Dean boxed over what strategy was best for Dems to regain House seats in 2006. Dean was right there, and in the health care debate, he's right again.

The Health Insurance Racket

Robert Greenwald, September 14, 2009.

Welcome to the American health insurance industry.

Review of GOP Attacks on Health Provisions for Some Immigrants: Ranging from "Half-True" to "False"

Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor. September 11, 2009.

Rep. Joe Wilson’s heckling of President Obama has pushed the issue of illegal immigrants to the fore of the health care reform debate; too bad it's based on falsehoods.

NPR's Steve Inskeep Grills GOP Chairman Michael Steele on Health Care

Morning Edition, NPR Online. August 28, 2009.

In an uncomfortable interview, Inskeep challenges Steele and the GOP to make some sense.