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Scott PowersMay 17, 2017

The Democrats’ House Majority PAC is targeting U.S. Rep. Brian Mast among six Republicans nationally with video ads released Wednesday attacking their votes to approve the American Health Care Act. The Mast commercial, released as an internet ad, charges that his vote, which helped the U.S. House of Representatives approved the bill 215-213, could allow […]

Martin DyckmanAugust 4, 2015

America’s doctors have long since made their peace with Medicare, which marked its 50th anniversary last week, but its oldest and most implacable enemy, the ideological right wing, is still bent on destroying it. If you were a politician who shared that purpose, how might you go about it? You’d harp on how the trust […]

Guest AuthorNovember 16, 2014

On a chilly Florida day, there’s nothing like catching up on the last few issues of “Government Executive,” which bills itself as “the premier website for federal managers and executives.” It’s not as dry as you think, especially in its “State and Local” section. And it’s a morale-booster for those of us worn down by […]

Guest AuthorJuly 6, 2014

Driving across Alabama the other day, I heard a political candidate on the car radio proudly declaring that, if elected, he will oppose Obamacare. Really, Alabama? You’re a state that’s above average in only two ways – college football and payments from Uncle Sam. Alabama is No. 11 when it comes to total federal spending […]

Julie DelegalJuly 6, 2014

Now that our collective blood pressure is returning to normal, feminists need to revisit the Hobby Lobby decision with more objectivity. In a nutshell, ladies, we’ve been duped. For those readers who’ve been living under a rock, the U.S. Supreme Court voted last week, 5-4, to do two things: First, they invented a new right […]

Daniel TilsonNovember 18, 2013

It’s time for the outcry about the rocky rollout of the Affordable Care Act to get less frantic and more targeted. Despite corporate-conservative media personification of the law as “Obamacare,” we everyday folks need to disregard political spin and get savvy about what’s really going on. The long-term health of our families and national economy […]

Tag: Affordable Health Care Act

House Majority PAC targets Brian Mast in new ads

Martin Dyckman: Right wing should stop its nonsense about Medicare

Mark O’Brien: Good news, Florida, other states are worse

Mark O’Brien: Nation’s sad new motto: Yes, we can’t

Julie Delegal: Health insurance is compensation for labor, not a boss’ handout

Daniel Tilson: Redirecting all that Obamacare anger