thinkprogress.org RADICAL RIGHT Billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch are the wealthiest, and perhaps most effective, opponents of President Obama’s progressive agenda. They have been looming in the background of every major domestic policy dispute this year. Ranked as the 9th richest men in America, the Koch brothers sit at the helm of Koch Industries, [...]
Archive for December 8th, 2009
8 Dec
The medical bill you need to see
The Washington Post By Ezra Klein Tuesday, December 8, 2009 We’ve had a pretty good discussion this year on the public option and on “death panels.” But for all the hype over health-care reform, we have not done a very good job of talking about the health-care system itself — in particular, why our system [...]
8 Dec
Trapped in the Senate
Matthew Yglesias The House of Representatives has already given us a good climate bill and a good universal health care bill. They seem poised to vote out a financial regulatory package quite soon. In the senate, none of those things have happened. They’re closest on health care, but instead of voting on a bill on [...]
8 Dec
The Truth About Withdrawal
thinkprogress.org AFGHANISTAN During his address on Afghanistan policy last week at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, President Obama laid out his vision for the American mission there, establishing the necessity of the war while also conveying a clear expectation that Afghans will soon take responsibility for their own security. We will “begin the [...]
