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On AlterNet: reform

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "reform"

How to Achieve Real, Populist Reform

How to Achieve Real, Populist Reform

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. November 19, 2009.
Lock our lawmakers in a room with the brilliant Dr. Elizabeth Warren until they start enacting policy that helps working people.

Immigration Hardliners Gearing Up to Kill Pragmatic Reform Once Again

Immigration Hardliners Gearing Up to Kill Pragmatic Reform Once Again

Maribel Hastings, America's Voice. November 16, 2009.
Organized anti-immigrant groups range from extremist neo-Nazi organizations to respected Washington, D.C.-based think tanks.

Does the House Bill's Public Option Kill Off the Senate's?

Does the House Bill's Public Option Kill Off the Senate's?

Booman, Booman Tribune. November 10, 2009.
Why the health care reform act has a very long and very difficult road ahead.

An Early Halloween Scare: Immigration Agents Attacking Workers' Rights!

An Early Halloween Scare: Immigration Agents Attacking Workers' Rights!

Amy Traub, DMI Blog AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. October 30, 2009.
The exploitation of undocumented immigrants threatens the wages, benefits and working conditions for all workers, but we're not addressing the root problem.

AT&T's Hilarious and Shameless Astroturfing (or Sock-Puppeting)

AT&T's Hilarious and Shameless Astroturfing (or Sock-Puppeting)

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. October 20, 2009.
Now that the FCC is articulating its commitment to a free and open Internet, watch the ISPs freak out.

Unspinning the Tall Tales About Immigrants and Health Care

Unspinning the Tall Tales About Immigrants and Health Care

Marshall Fitz, Center for American Progress. September 16, 2009.
Hardliners have made clear that they will pursue any means—including false claims and ad hominem attacks—to derail both health care and immigration reform.

How Did Centrists React to Obama's Speech?

How Did Centrists React to Obama's Speech?

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. September 10, 2009.
By most indications, the left was pleased with last night's address, and the right wasn't. But what about Ben Nelson and Olympia Snowe?

The Myths of the Battle of Health Care Reform

The Myths of the Battle of Health Care Reform

Mike Lux, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. September 3, 2009.
The traditional media has talked itself into believing certain things about the fight over health care reform, often without any serious evidence.

Obama's Squandered Honeymoon: How Botched Bailouts Hamper Healthcare Reform

Obama's Squandered Honeymoon: How Botched Bailouts Hamper Healthcare Reform

Rob Johnson, NewDeal 2.0. August 31, 2009.
By refusing to stand up to the finance oligarchs, the Obama Admistration fed the cynics and dissipated the opportunity for real change.

Time for Biden to Twist Some Arms on Health Reform

Time for Biden to Twist Some Arms on Health Reform

Steve Benen, AlterNet: PEEK. August 19, 2009.
The White House is poised to include health care arm-twisting to Biden's to-do list.

Did Obama Screw Up by Not Offering a Plan for Health Reform?

Did Obama Screw Up by Not Offering a Plan for Health Reform?

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. August 19, 2009.
The president's hands-off approach to reform has backfired, as overhaul of the health care system falls prey to wrangling in Congress.

Rachel Maddow Slams Dick Armey for Stirring Up Hate in Town Halls

Rachel Maddow Slams Dick Armey for Stirring Up Hate in Town Halls

Staff, MSNBC. August 17, 2009.
On Sunday's Meet the Press, Rachel Maddow took on Dick Armey for his role in the violent town hall protests.

A Heaping Scoop of Crazy: Obama Will Make Your Health Care Gay!

A Heaping Scoop of Crazy: Obama Will Make Your Health Care Gay!

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. August 13, 2009.
Wow ... this is kind of impressive.

The Wealthy Elites Play the Racists for Pawns at a Town Hall Meeting in Maryland

The Wealthy Elites Play the Racists for Pawns at a Town Hall Meeting in Maryland

Maria Allwine, BuzzFlash. August 12, 2009.
An eyewitness account of the racism and vitriol on display at a town hall protest.

Obama and DNC Try Turning Angry Mobs Into Benefits

Obama and DNC Try Turning Angry Mobs Into Benefits

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. August 5, 2009.
Town hall disruptions can be used as a rallying point for proponents of reform.

The Only Option for Health Reform Is the Public Option

The Only Option for Health Reform Is the Public Option

Guy T. Saperstein, AlterNet. August 5, 2009.
By every objective measure, the United States has a second-rate health care system -- and the only way to fix it is to create a public option.

Obama: No Time for Delay on Health Care

Erica Werner, The Associated Press July 21, 2009.
"The American people understand that the status quo is unacceptable," Obama said in a Rose Garden appearance.

Memo to Dems: the GOP Wants Health Reform to Fail

Memo to Dems: the GOP Wants Health Reform to Fail

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. July 20, 2009.
Republicans don't want Obama to be the president who finally delivers the overhaul Americans have been waiting for over the last several decades.

Obama: It's Time to

Obama: It's Time to "Buck Up" on Health Care Reform

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. July 15, 2009.
When the White House signaled that the president would spend this week investing time and attention on health care reform, officials weren't kidding.

Blue Dog Dems Want to Reform the Health Care System Without Reforming the Health Care System

Blue Dog Dems Want to Reform the Health Care System Without Reforming the Health Care System

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. July 10, 2009.
Really, they should quit whining already and get behind true reform.

Obama Dives into Immigration Reform, But Lines are Already Being Drawn

Obama Dives into Immigration Reform, But Lines are Already Being Drawn

Suman Raghunathan, New America Media. June 29, 2009.
It's “Game On!” for many reform advocates. But the various sides have already started spelling out what they will and will not accept.

The Time is Now For Immigration Reform

The Time is Now For Immigration Reform

Eric Ward, Imagine 2050. June 15, 2009.
The White House's health care initiatives could set the tone for immigration reform.

Why the Current Health Care System Doesn't Work for Women

Why the Current Health Care System Doesn't Work for Women

Marcia Greenberger, RH Reality Check AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. May 14, 2009.
Our current health care system fails to meet the needs of far too many women.

Fighting Rich Lobbyists to Save Health Care Reform Is AlterNet's Top Take-Action Campaign of the Week

Fighting Rich Lobbyists to Save Health Care Reform Is AlterNet's Top Take-Action Campaign of the Week

AlterNetMay 11, 2009.
Powerful medical lobbyists stand in the way of health care progress in the name of profits. We must put an end to it.

Creating A Wage-Cutting Race Is Not 'Humane,' Good for Immigrants or Good for America

Creating A Wage-Cutting Race Is Not 'Humane,' Good for Immigrants or Good for America

David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. April 25, 2009.
Real reform - genuinely humane and tolerant immigration reform - is one that will help lift everyone up.