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Bill Moyers | The Real Costs of War
Most discussion about the "costs of war" focuses on two numbers: dollars spent and American troops who gave their lives. A decade into the war on terror, those official …
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Who Benefits From the Organized Violence of War?
U.S. Army soldiers in four-wheel vehicles wait as bundles of fuel are air delivered by a C-17 Globemaster III to Forward Operating Base Waza K'wah in Paktika province, Afghanistan, …
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Current TV Fires Keith Olbermann, Replaces Him With Eliot Spitzer; Olbermann to Sue
Keith Olbermann. (Photo: Ozier Muhammad / The New York Times) The New York Times’ Brian Stelter breaks the news that Current TV has let go Keith Olbermann, and will …
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A Health Law at Risk Gives Insurers Pause
As the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the federal health care law, one option that had seemed unthinkable to its designers and supporters now seems at least possible: …
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California Gov. Brown Wants Health Care Changes Regardless of Supreme Court Decision
Gov. Jerry Brown's administration vowed Thursday to continue pushing forward elements of the federal health care overhaul in California, even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes it down. If …
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All Parties Ignore the One Way to Reduce Health Care Costs: Single-Payer
In a recent full-page newspaper advertisement, IBM touted massive medical savings through computerization. It's a promise they've made before, starting with a report issued in 1961. If only these …
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Few Minds Are Changed by Arguments in Court
Ronald Henderson, a financial planner who supports President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, watches news coverage on the Supreme Court's morning arguments about the health care law on a …
Glorifying the Fetus While Ignoring the Fetal Environment
Abortion opponents long ago slapped their brand on the fetus, parading giant graphic images of fetuses in marches and now calling for laws mandating pictures of fetuses inside a …
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If the Court Kills Health Care, Will America “Let Him Die”?
Despite significant negative signals, the final outcome of this week's arguments over the Affordable Care Act will remain unknown until the Supreme Court issues a ruling in June. What …
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Who’s the Woman Out Front Against Health Care Law? Florida AG Pam Bondi
Washington - Blessed with sound-bite sensibilities in an all-male scrum of long-winded gray suits, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi stood out in Washington this week as the unofficial spokeswoman …