‘Colbert Report’: Euphemisms for Euthanasia

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2009 What exactly do those dastardly Democrats mean when they talk about "community standards" vis-à-vis health care reform? Only one thing, of course -- death panels! But hold on, Mr. Gingrich and Mme. Palin, where are either of those terms written anywhere in the reform proposals? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sebelius Talks Health Care on ‘The Daily Show’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2009 Jon Stewart interviews Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on health care reform. She's pushing for a public health care option and looking to change this "unsustainable, unconscionable, unacceptable " system. Check out this clip from last night's "Daily Show." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Government Insiders Lobbying for Health Care Companies

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2009 According to The Washington Post, the U.S. health care industry has hired over 350 ex-government officials and ex-members of Congress to influence their former colleagues in the debate over health care reform. The newspaper's report says three out of every four major health care companies employ at least one government insider and an estimated $1.4 million is spent daily on lobbying efforts by the health care industry. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Playing Publicity With Health Care?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2009 SEIU President Andrew Stern and Wal-Mart have joined forces, breaking with most other companies to support President Obama's plan requiring employers to provide health insurance to workers. The thing often forgotten is Wal-Mart's horrible record on health care and its current move to make about 40 percent of its employees part-time and thus ineligible for benefits. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dems Make Franken a Player

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2009 Al Franken won't officially be a U.S. senator until next week, but he's set to make a big impact, and not just because he gives his party that 60th seat. Senate Democrats have reserved four committee spots for Franken, two of which will make him a key participant in health care reform and the confirmation of President Obama's Supreme Court nominee. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

LRC: Iran on the Brink, Financial Regs, Health Care Snag

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2009 This week's episode of "Left, Right & Center" takes a look at the doings in Iran and US involvement there, with Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer recalling his interview of a CIA agent who said he organized the 1953 coup in that country Other topics include two hot issues on the domestic side -- U regulatory proposals and health care . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Health Care and All That Junk

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2009 As if he didn't have enough on his plate, President Obama is tackling health care reform. That's right, America. It's high time we put down our pancake-wrapped sausage on a stick dipped in baconnaise and start getting healthy. Check out this clip from last night's "Daily Show." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Talks Health Care Reform to the AMA

Staff / Truthdig Jun 15, 2009 President Obama spoke to the American Medical Association on Monday, trying to win doctors over to his cause for health care reform. His speech came after the AMA declared that it would reject a government-sponsored insurance plan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

LRC: Iran, Big Bank Payback, Reregulation and Health Care

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2009 This week on "Left, Right and Center" the gang tackles three big questions: What do today's Iranian elections mean in the polarized theocracy? What’s going on in the banking world and with the alleged TARP paybacks? And finally, given the partisan divide, will public health care ever become a viable option in the U.S.? Tune in to find out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Health Care’s Enigma in Chief

David Sirota / Truthdig May 16, 2009 The most stunning and least reported news about President Obama's press conference with health industry executives this week wasn't those executives' willingness to negotiate with a Democrat. It was that Democrat's eagerness to involve those executives in a discussion about health care reform even as they revealed their previous plans to pilfer $2 trillion from Americans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Beware the Bad-Faith Reformer

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 14, 2009 Uplifting as it was to see insurance executives, pharmaceutical manufacturers, hospital officials and doctors gather at the White House on May 11, pledging cooperation toward health care reform, nothing they said or did was inconsistent with precisely the opposite objective. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Daschle Drops Out

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2009 Memo to anyone still angling for a top position in the Obama administration: Pay your taxes. Tom Daschle is the latest political player to find himself out of the running -- in his case, to head the Department of Health and Human Services -- after tax issues came to light. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )