On Friday, Rachel Maddow talked to author Frank Schaeffer about the desperate right-wing town hall mobs and the dangerous, irresponsible coded … [Read more...] about Schaeffer: Town Hall Mobs ‘Leaving a Loaded Gun on the Table’
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Rachel Maddow Exposes Right-Wing Intimidation Over Health Care
Brilliant segment. Rachel Maddow exposes the disgusting right-wing corporate-sponsored intimidation and fake grassroots protests intended to frighten … [Read more...] about Rachel Maddow Exposes Right-Wing Intimidation Over Health Care
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #519
HEALTH CARE: Linda Douglass, communications director for the White House’s Health Reform Office, battles back against right-wing lies.PROJECTOR: Nikon … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #519
Keith Olbermann Rips GOP and Blue Dog Dems on Health Care
Keith Olbermann, in his best Special Comment in quite some time, warns Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats on health care reform.Says Olbermann: … [Read more...] about Keith Olbermann Rips GOP and Blue Dog Dems on Health Care
Obama Chooses Dr. Regina Benjamin as Next Surgeon General
It's being reported that President Obama has chosen Alabama family physician Dr. Regina Benjamin to be the next Surgeon General. The AP reports: … [Read more...] about Obama Chooses Dr. Regina Benjamin as Next Surgeon General
White House In Need of a Spine Donor on Health Care?
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel just said, "The goal is to have a means and a mechanism to keep the private insurers honest. The goal is … [Read more...] about White House In Need of a Spine Donor on Health Care?
Swine Flu Map: Watch the Outbreak #Swineflu
View H1N1 Swine Flu in a larger mapHere's a map documenting all known cases of swine flu, updated by the World Health Organization as they are … [Read more...] about Swine Flu Map: Watch the Outbreak #Swineflu
NYT: Obama on the Spot Over Court Orders Challenging DOMA
The NYT expands on a bit of news that I posted back at the beginning of February regarding the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that health … [Read more...] about NYT: Obama on the Spot Over Court Orders Challenging DOMA
Obama Names Gay Man to Head Office of National AIDS Policy
President Obama announced today that Jeffrey S. Crowley, MPH, Senior Research Scholar at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute, is the new … [Read more...] about Obama Names Gay Man to Head Office of National AIDS Policy
AIDS Treatment Activist Martin Delaney Dies
More sad news, via Peter Staley at POZ:"This country's most accomplished and influential AIDS treatment activist, Martin Delaney, died (Friday) at his … [Read more...] about AIDS Treatment Activist Martin Delaney Dies