Washington Post TRYING TO STAY INDEPENDENT: Chuck Stein, left, and Thelma Spencer each have medical conditions that require assistance at home. They both are struggling to remain independent and away from nursing homes. By Brigid Schulte Sunday, Sep 27, 2009 Chuck at 115 Linden Hall Lane worries about losing the monthly $9,000 infusions of a [...]
Archive for September, 2009
26 Sep
How Top Generals May Trap Obama in a Losing War
By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. Posted September 26, 2009. As Obama is facing a lose-lose proposition in Afghanistan, we have to look hard at the role of Gen. McChrystal and the political motivation of Gen. Petraeus. Front and center in the debate over the Afghan War these days are General Stanley “Stan” McChrystal, Afghan war commander, [...]
26 Sep
Public Option Center Stage
Campaign for America’s Future Public Option Center Stage Public Option Vote Soon in Senate Finance Committee Public option vote in Senate Finance Cmte was predicted to happen today [1] by Sens. Rockefeller and Schumer, but AP reports this AM its been delayed: “Rockefeller and Schumer had hoped their moment would come Friday [2], but with [...]
25 Sep
Health Care Archives
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS Top Features A Close Look at Health Care These issue briefs from CAP’s health experts can help you better understand some of the key concepts factoring into the health reform debate. Progressive Prescriptions CAP proposes a bold but practical approach to guaranteeing an American right to affordable, quality health coverage. There’s [...]
25 Sep
Economic Snapshot for September 2009
Center for American Progress SOURCE: AP/Ed Reinke A man fills out an application for a United Parcel Service during a job fair sponsored by the National Urban League in Louisville, Kentucky. By Christian E. Weller | September 22, 2009 Download the snapshot with full graphs (pdf) Policy interventions have helped to stabilize Wall Street and [...]
25 Sep
Daschle: Health Reform Helps Women and Families
Ask the Expert: Health Reform Helps Women and Families By Senator Tom Daschle | September 21, 2009 How will families be affected by health care costs if we don’t pass reform this year? How will health reform help women? Why would incremental approaches to health care fail to solve our health care problems? Daschle: Health [...]
24 Sep
How to Trap a President in a Losing War
Tom Dispatch posted 2009-09-24 10:49:24 Tomgram: A Military That Wants Its Way Petraeus, McChrystal, and the Surgettes By Tom Engelhardt Front and center in the debate over the Afghan War these days are General Stanley “Stan” McChrystal, Afghan war commander, whose “classified, pre-decisional” and devastating report — almost eight years and at least $220 billion [...]
24 Sep
Triggers, Co-Ops and Medicare Advantage, Oh My!
Campaign for America’s Future. Trigger and Co-Op Talk Fills The Air Pelosi soothes Blue Dogs, public option to be debated by full House. Politico: [1] “During a breakfast with freshman Democrats on Wednesday, Pelosi [said] her leadership team would start finalizing the bill toward the end of this week. She said the rank and file [...]
22 Sep
There’s Virtually Zero Percent Chance of There Ever Being a Real Afghan Army — So What’s the Pentagon Talking About?
By Ann Jones, Tomdispatch.com. Posted September 21, 2009. In Washington, calls are growing for Obama to training more Afghan troops and police rather than sending in more American troops. But this is pure fantasy. In Washington, calls are increasing, especially among anxious Democrats, for the president to commit to training ever more Afghan troops and [...]
22 Sep
Debating The Strategy
thinkprogress.org AFGHANISTAN Debating The Strategy Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who replaced Gen. David McKiernan last fall as the top U.S. and NATO commander for Afghanistan, has delivered his long-awaited assessment of the conflict to President Obama. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that the President has read McChrystal’s report, but noted that the general isn’t likely to [...]
21 Sep
Obama Defends Baucus Bil
HEALTH CARE thinkprogress.org Yesterday, President Obama appeared on five Sunday morning talk shows, fielding questions that predominantly focused on health care, the war in Afghanistan, and race. Obama defended the Senate Finance Committee’sAmerica’s Healthy Future Act of 2009 from bipartisan criticism, insisting that “it provides health insurance to people who don’t have it at affordable prices.” “I’d like to [...]
21 Sep
Senate Finance Takes Up 564 Amendments Tuesday
Campaign for America’s Future Progressive Breakfast: Amendment-Palooza By Bill Scher September 21, 2009 – 9:06am ET The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Senate Finance Takes Up 564 Amendments Tuesday NYT frames Senate Finance health care debate as all about Sen. Snowe: “…one Republican, Senator [...]
