Language Experts Make An Interesting Case For Why Obamacare Will Be Preserved
WASHINGTON — It’s difficult to think of when so much has ever ridden on the interpretation of just six words. But that’s how things stand in the twisted, tortured legal…
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Geraldo Rivera Doesn’t Think Obama’s Buzzfeed Video Was So Bad
The hosts of “Fox & Friends” weren’t thrilled when they discovered that Barack Obama had filmed a cutesy Buzzfeed video advertising the upcoming Affordable Care Act deadline, and it was…
Claire McCaskill Hits State Rep For Using Outdated, Misogynistic Language In Resolution
Missouri State Rep. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) invoked language from the Declaration of Independence in a state House resolution to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill…
Rick Perry: Yes, Alcee Hastings, Texas IS Crazy
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said the people of his state are crazy. Perry was responding to recent comments made by Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), who called Texas a…
Inconsistencies Emerge In GOP’s Latest Case Against Obamacare
WASHINGTON — Over the past year, a number of Republican lawmakers have gravitated to the claim that there is a central flaw in President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Jumping…
Taxing the rich: The record under Obama
Related: How Obama would close the ‘trust fund loophole’ That’s largely due to the following tax hikes that were part of the Affordable Care Act and the bipartisan fiscal cliff…
Hawaii Rents Up More Than 10 Percent Since 2012
www.civilbeat.com: The cost of renting a home in Hawaii has jumped at least 10 percent over the past two years, according to a new study. And given the lack of construction…
Medicare patients could see better care
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the administration has been designing new programs and underwriting experiments to come up with alternate payment models. Last year, 20%…
Boomerang home buyers are coming back
A home in Vegas: RealtyTrac identified several markets with the most potential for boomerang buyers. They include cities that were hit hard by the foreclosure crisis, but now have home…
‘Seeking Assistance: Trans Healthcare In America’ Engaged In Kickstarter
What does it mean to be a transgender individual living in America who needs access to affordable healthcare? – Head here to check out the “Seeking Assistance” Kickstarter.
Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac May Help End Homelessness In America
Two organizations synonymous with the 2008 financial crisis could play vital roles in helping America’s most vulnerable residents get off the streets. ThinkProgress reported that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac…
Is Obamacare about controlling our lives?
Journalist Steven Brill has written a new book about our dysfunctional system of health care and it’s getting a lot of attention. In “America’s Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals,…