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I Have Cancer -- And I'm More Stressed By America's Healthcare System Than My Disease

Kelly Cuvar, AlterNet. May 23, 2012.

Beyond GOP hatred of President Obama and healthcare reform is a poignant reality: worrying about healthcare coverage is worse than having cancer.

The Attack on Obamacare is Another Front in the GOP War on Woman

Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress. May 3, 2012.

Attacks on Obamacare are attacks on women’s health and well-being.

The Supreme Court Is Ruled by Right-Wing Extremists -- Can the Court's Moderate Women Counteract Their Radical Bent?

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. April 5, 2012.

The healthcare debate showed why the Supreme Court needs more moderate women -- and men -- on the bench.

Protesters Beware: U.S. Supreme Court Expands Invasive Strip-Searches

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. April 2, 2012.

Anyone who might be jailed, even minor offenders, can be strip-searched.

The Nightmare Scenario: Supreme Court Guts Public Healthcare and Guarantees the Private Insurance Monopoly

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 29, 2012.

The stakes in the healthcare reform debate became larger as the justices found a new target late Wednesday.

Progressives Must Fight the Kagan Nomination

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. May 10, 2010.

Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court is one more example of how the president routinely combines progressive rhetoric with contrary actions.

Republicans Will Be Grilled in Sotomayor's Hearings, Not the Other Way 'Round

Roberto Lovato, Huffington Post. May 28, 2009.

Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation process will be a chance to see if the GOP is ready say sorry for its wrongdoings perpetrated in the Bush era.