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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Republicans Manage to Block Two Different Attempts to Extend Long-Term Unemployment Benefits, and More
On the one-year anniversary of the death of internet-activist Aaron Swartz, three judges in DC killed the internet.

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Anatomy of an Obamacare “Horror Story“
Texas daily went digging for victims of the ACA and Surprise! Reporter unearthed three Tea Partiers who hate the new law.

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Paul Krugman | The Republicans’ Obamacare Hypocrisy: A Mystery Solved
Paul Krugman: Republicans don't want to help the unfortunate. They'll propose diversionary tactics designed to stall real health reform.

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Medical Travel: If Bill Gates Wanted to Do Something Good for the World
Dean Baker: Suppose Bill Gates established an insurance company that gave people the option of getting some of their health care in other countries.

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Shipping Delays Prove That Sometimes a Glitch Is Just a Glitch
Right wing pundits were quick to pundits were quick to condemn HealthCare.gov's technical problems, but none of these people made similar claims about UPS or Amazon shortcomings.

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In a Major Shift, Medicare Wants Power to Ban Harmful Prescribers
Medicare plans to arm itself with broad new powers to better control - and potentially ban - doctors engaged in fraudulent or harmful prescribing.

Don’t Tell Me to Eat a Burger
Rather than helping others be healthy and happy, this harassment results in dissatisfaction, depression, and disorders.

2014: The Year Everything Changed
The foundation of the current phase is massive public education and building support in all segments of the population for the values of the movement.

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Obamacare and Those Invincible Youngsters
Dean Baker: The focus on the young invincibles is largely a distraction. However it is not an altogether harmless distraction.

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Who Are the Real Obamacare Hypocrites?
Over the past 69 years, people have been dying and going bankrupt for lack of healthcare because of the Republican commitment to the healthcare billionaires.