Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. October 22, 2009. Naysayers declared it impossible, but ABC News reports that Harry Reid thinks he has the votes to get a public option to the Senate floor.
Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. September 30, 2009. Sen. Charles Schumer, whose amendment for a public option in the Baucus health-care bill failed yesterday, says pressure from the left is hurting the cause.
Lindsay Beyerstein, The Media Consortium AlterNet: PEEK. September 29, 2009. The showdown in the Senate Finance Committee over a public health insurance plan is taking place today. Analysis here, with livestream of the debate.
AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 29, 2009. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America are running an ad targeting the Senate Finance Committee Chairman who's blocking the public option.
Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. September 18, 2009. The Baucus health care proposal is a terrible bill. And the Senate's foremost health care expert is having none of it.
Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant AlterNet: PEEK. September 7, 2009. Baucus refuses to support the public option even though a majority of his constituents say they support it.
Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. September 1, 2009. With two of the Gang of Six negotiating in bad faith, the White House signals a change of heart.
mcjoan, Daily Kos AlterNet: Health and Wellness. August 3, 2009. A roundup of what too look for in the ongoing battle over healthcare reform on Capitol Hill.
Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. July 28, 2009. Early reports on the Senate Finance Committee health care bill say it will not have a public plan.
Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. July 21, 2009. Poor Max. I'm sure he's not going to like having his constituents know that he's one of the insurance industry's very special friends.
Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future. June 17, 2009. Senators are catering to the private insurance industry that has profited from the problem rather than helping to solve it.
Ryan Grim, Huffington Post, American News Project AlterNet: Video. March 18, 2009. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the Financial Services Committee, requested the names and threatened to subpoena them.
David Sirota, AlterNet: PEEK. March 6, 2007. David Sirota: Fair international economic policies depend on advocacy organizations' ability to play hardball with Democrats.
