Marie Cocco on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines http://www.truthdig.com/about/staff/65/ Truthdig, a Web magazine that provides expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman. en editor@truthdig.com Copyright 2009 2009-10-15T10:04:52+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif Truthdig logo Looking for a Middle Class http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091014_looking_for_a_middle_class/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091014_looking_for_a_middle_class/ campaign, cocco, congress, conservatives, economy, election, government, health, ibm, jobs, media, middle class, money, pension, politics, security, war,

The challenge of our time is to re-create America as a middle-class nation. [This is Marie Cocco’s last column.]

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]]> 2009-10-15T10:04:52+00:00 Bribe, Vote, Repeat http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091012_bribe_vote_repeat/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091012_bribe_vote_repeat/ bush, cocco, congress, corruption, democrats, government, health, health care, house, insurance, law, max baucus, media, money, obama, politics, republicans, senate,

The votes of lawmakers are so routinely purchased by corporations that it takes a scandal of unusual proportions to generate news coverage.

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]]> 2009-10-13T07:09:30+00:00 Meltdown After the Meltdown http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091007_meltdown_after_the_meltdown/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091007_meltdown_after_the_meltdown/ bailout, bush, cocco, congress, economy, health, house, jobs, obama, politics, senate, white house, The fevered urgency with which the bailout was pushed by the Bush administration and enacted by the Democratic Congress last year has been followed by dithering in the midst of the employment crisis.

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]]> 2009-10-08T06:07:58+00:00 A Slippery Slope on Guns http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091005_a_slippery_slope_on_guns/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091005_a_slippery_slope_on_guns/ cocco, constitution, government, guns, history, law, nra, politics, supreme court, If it wins an upcoming battle in the Supreme Court, the gun lobby is prepared to challenge every gun control law enacted at any level of government.

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]]> 2009-10-06T06:42:57+00:00 Making Tragedy Out of Farce http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090930_making_tragedy_out_of_farce/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090930_making_tragedy_out_of_farce/ cocco, congress, debate, finance committee, government, health, michael moore, money, politics, public option, senate, The Senate Finance Committee’s health care debate has given Michael Moore hours of footage for his next cinematic assault on the system.

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]]> 2009-10-01T09:35:42+00:00 Washington Plays the Idiot With Guantanamo http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090929_washington_plays_the_idiot_with_guantanamo/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090929_washington_plays_the_idiot_with_guantanamo/ afghanistan, bush, cia, congress, detainees, guantanamo, law, military, najbullah zazi, obama, politics, security, terrorism, torture,

With the arrest of Najbullah Zazi, the man allegedly behind the biggest terror plot since 9/11, the truth is clearer than ever: Law enforcement stops terrorism. Not secret island prisons.

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]]> 2009-09-29T18:25:42+00:00 Health Reform Money Is Aimed at Red States http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090923_going_red_over_health_care/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090923_going_red_over_health_care/ baucus, cocco, congress, democrats, government, health, health care, house, insurance, money, politics, republicans, senate, taxes, Sen. Max Baucus’ health care plan would shift massive amounts of tax money away from traditionally blue states.

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]]> 2009-09-24T09:55:03+00:00 A Clunker, Not a Cadillac http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090921_a_clunker_not_a_cadillac/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090921_a_clunker_not_a_cadillac/ bush, cocco, congress, health, house, insurance, max baucus, middle class, politics, republicans, senate, taxes, Finally, a health care proposal George W. Bush could love. Sen. Max Baucus’ idea to tax “Cadillac” insurance plans has been pushed by Republicans for years.

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]]> 2009-09-22T06:35:47+00:00 Why We Fight the Tire War With China http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090916_why_we_fight_the_tire_war_with_china/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090916_why_we_fight_the_tire_war_with_china/ bush, china, cocco, economy, government, jobs, law, obama, tires, trade, unions, war, We are warned it is dangerously protectionist to enforce existing trade laws against China’s cheap tire surge, but Obama is obligated to do so—and for good reason.

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]]> 2009-09-17T05:00:54+00:00 The Other Public Options http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090914_the_other_public_options/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090914_the_other_public_options/ cocco, congress, debate, economy, government, health, medicaid, medicare, obama, politics, poverty, republicans, safety net, social security,

Overlooked in the health care debate is the recently reconfirmed fact that Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are working better than ever.

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