A Look at the Numbers Behind Obamacare
Some state governors have submitted requests to President Obama's Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, right, asking for more information about how the Medicaid expansion will affect their...
View ArticleMany Governors Veto State-Run Health Care Exchanges
Last week saw an important milestone on the road toward implementing the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare: Friday was the deadline for states to let the Department of Health and Human Services...
View ArticleWhen Hospital Workers Can’t Afford Health Care
We’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following is an excerpt from Nation contributor Greg Kaufmann’s “This Week in...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Catastrophe… and Real Lightsabers!
Happy Tuesday morning! Here’s some of the stuff we’re reading this AM… Welcome to the shutdown… WaPo’s Brad Plumer runs down everything you need to know about how this actually works. Last night at...
View ArticleThe Right’s Obamacare Rhetoric Is Completely Detached from Reality
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at a rally in front of the WWII Memorial Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The old saying that ‘you’re welcome to your own opinions but not...
View ArticleMorning Reads: You May Pay JPMorgan’s Fine and the WH Tweeter
Good morning and happy Mole Day! Here are some of the stories we’re looking at this morning at Moyers & Company HQ… Rabioso! –>Mexico isn’t terribly pleased with the revelation that the NSA...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Diebold Indicted and Pepper-Spray Cop Gets Paid
Good morning! Here are some of the stories we’re reading this AM at Moyers & Company HQ… Buck stops there –> Norm Ornstein writes at the National Journal that the bungled ACA rollout reflects...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Grand Bargain Dead; Racism on The Daily Show
Happy Friday morning! The weekend starts in mere hours and until then, here are some of the things we’re reading at Moyers & Company HQ... Clown car –> The ACA websight could really use some...
View ArticleRash of Lazy, Sensational Reporting is Freaking People Out About Obamacare
Credit: iStock A rash of sensational, context-free reporting is needlessly alarming the public about what’s happening in America’s health insurance markets as a result of Obamacare. Making matters...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Swedish Billionaires and a Nuclear Option
Good morning — and happy Friday! Here’s a roundup of some of the stories we’re reading this AM as we come down from our Halloween sugar-high… Go-and-frisk –> Appeals court blocks lower court’s order...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Rand Paul Wants a Duel; Liberal Billionaires’ Campaign Cash
Happy Monday morning! Yeah, that doesn’t sound quite right. Anyway, here are some of the stories we’re reading at Moyers & Company HQ this AM as we rev up for a new week… Now it’s real –> WaPo’s...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Election Day and Alien Life
Happy election day! A political nerd’s favorite day of the year. Here’s some of the stuff we’re reading this AM before heading to the polls… Big win for a big man –> TNR‘s Nate Cohn ponders what...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Walmart’s Worst Nightmare and Pensions for Dogs!
Good morning! Here are some of the stories we’re reading at Moyers & Company HQ as we get ourselves in gear… Not the NSA! –> Charlie Savage reports for the NYT that the CIA is paying AT&T...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Three Election Nail-Biters and Life Behind Bars for Petty Crimes
Good morning! Today is Kindness Day — how will you celebrate? While you’re thinking it over, here are some of the stories we’re reading this AM… Liz smash! –> Elizabeth Warren unloads on...
View ArticleMorning Reads: The Arctic 30 and the Origins of Dogs
Good morning! Here are some of the stories we’re reading as we get caught up for a new week… Spineless –> Robert Reich tears into Democrats for panicking over substandard insurance policies being...
View ArticleMorning Reads: EuroDrones and the Lobbyists’ Lobby’s Rebranding Effort
Good morning! Here are a few of the stories we’re reading over our coffee this AM at Moyers & Company HQ… Nadir? –> Public approval of Obama and his signature legislative achievement both hit...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Reid Nukes the Senate; Stephen Colbert on Okla-hetera
Happy Friday morning! The weekend is fast approaching. In the meantime, here are some of the stories we’re reading this AM at Moyers & Company HQ… Nuclear winter –> WaPo’s Ezra Klein offers nine...
View ArticleJacob Hacker on Obamacare’s Rocky Rollout and Our Frail Democracy
Jacob Hacker, director of Yale’s Institution for Social and Policy Studies, is one of the most astute political analysts around. His 2010 book, Winner Take All Politics, co-authored with Berkeley’s...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Chimps Sue Humanity as Congress Considers a Mini-Bargain
Happy Tuesday! Here are some of the stories we’re reading here at Moyers & Company HQ this morning… Grilling –> Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger to be questioned by UK parliamentary committee...
View ArticleMorning Reads: RIP Mandela; Gun-Nuts Take on the NFL
Happy Friday morning! Welcome to the last stop before the weekend. Here are some of the stories we’re reading around the office on this sad morning… RIP, Madiba –> Paul Taylor, who was the WaPo’s...
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