Staff / TruthdigJan 8, 2009
With news of a $1.2 trillion federal budget deficit and continually rising unemployment numbers, President-elect Barack Obama is facing an economy that has the constitution of a sickly cat. A remedy for what ails it may be coming in a restructuring of Medicare and Social Security, which Obama said will be central to efforts in how he will curb spending. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigDec 9, 2008
With unemployment soaring, the need grows daily for guaranteed health care. But that may not happen in the coming year because of the desperate need to revive the economy and put people to work. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 4, 2008
Time to relive the magic that was the 2008 presidential campaign -- one big, outrageous prevarication at a time. FactCheck.org delivers the "Whoppers of 2008," courtesy of both Team McCain and Obama HQ. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Marie Cocco / TruthdigAug 28, 2008
It is worth pausing during these orchestrated partisan celebrations to look afresh at entitlements. There is no more recent evidence of their enduring value than the latest report from the Census Bureau on the number of Americans who are doing without health insurance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigAug 26, 2008
As Barack Obama moves into the Democratic National Convention, he should speak out more clearly and forcefully on an issue that clearly distinguishes him from his do-nothing opponent -- national health insurance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigAug 20, 2008
The world according to John McCain is one in which America is triumphant at home and abroad thanks to the Bush legacy, rolling to victory internationally and mastering its domestic economic problems. If daily news would seem to deny such a rosy scenario, then that only shows skeptics lack the courage that sustained McCain as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 11, 2008
Just when it seemed they wouldn't have enough votes to pass a key Medicare bill, Democratic senators staged a dramatic coup by secretly whisking Sen. Edward Kennedy into the Capitol on Wednesday to cast his vote and make his first congressional appearance since he was diagnosed with brain cancer in May. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigApr 24, 2008
As the media coverage of the Democratic presidential race continues to focus on lapel pins and pastors, America is ailing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigOct 18, 2007
The elderly are paying for waste in the GOP-crafted Medicare drug benefit. Rep. Waxman, D-Calif., is lifting the lid on this kettle, and what's inside ain't pretty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigSep 18, 2007
Hillary Clinton's health care proposal won't please progressives looking to do away with corporate insurance or conservatives who prefer unaffordable micromanaged care to government "bureaucracy," but at least it's a step in the right direction. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigMay 20, 2007
In their mad race for money, the front-running Democratic presidential candidates might be selling themselves to the devil. That is, in words more familiar to political debate, they might be delivering themselves into the hands of rich and powerful opponents of progressive policies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 12, 2006
An increasing number of the 46 million Americans without health insurance have begun fleeing to places as far away as India to get lifesaving medical treatments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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