SCOTUS ruling on ACA moves US toward health care as a basic human right
Donald Berwick, of the Center for American Progress, says the health care law is about fairness. “Whether you call it a tax or whatever, we’re all in this together.” watch video
Mike Papantonio on the Apple scandal, Wayne Slater on Texas universities, Julia Bacha on her documentary 'My Neighbourhood' and Jim Graves on his race against Michele Bachmann.
Donald Berwick, of the Center for American Progress, says the health care law is about fairness. “Whether you call it a tax or whatever, we’re all in this together.” watch video
“Isn’t courage breathtaking?” asks Jennifer Granholm, praising Chief Justice John Roberts for rising above partisanship and ruling with the law in the Affordable Care Act case. watch video
Jennifer Granholm says big political donors know that buying races is a good investment, and they expect big returns. watch video
If you fund the Tea Party, all hell breaks loose,” Arlen Specter says of the political process being co-opted by big money. watch video
The lack of affordable care and the SCOTUS threat to Obamacare are causing people to avoid using health services for fear of the costs. watch video
To illustrate what has happened in President Obama’s health care fight so far, we created an interactive timeline tracing all of the major events in the history of the Affordable Care Act, from the plan’s genesis to the recent legal [...] read post
In their latest hard-to-believe decision, the Supreme Court upheld strip searches for minor infractions including failure to pay parking tickets. watch video
The man who presides over Massachusetts health insurance program (aka Romneycare), Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, joins us to talk about health care in America and in the state he presides over. read post
A new poll shows that President Obama enjoys a 19-point favorability advantage over the front-runner for the Republican nomination. Mitt Romney’s 50 percent negative rating is a record low for any Republican candidate since 1984. read post
Just when we thought the health care mandate was safe, the Supreme Court enters the fray and well, everything could be turned upside down. read post