Category Archives: realpolitik

What really happens, as opposed to what should or what could

Of Mice and Medicine: How Investing in Medicaid Will Create Jobs

via Colorlines.com As a follower of debates around health care policy, I often feel as if I’m watching three blind mice fumble about, trying to identify this enormous behemoth in their midst. “It’s all about expansion of insurance coverage!” shrieks one, “We need to make sure that everyone has coverage under an insurance plan, one [...]

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A Tale of Race and Recovery

via RaceWire It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…we had everything before us, we had nothing before us.* The Obama administration enacted the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) back in February, the largest boon to public [...]

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Billionaires for Wealthcare

Billionaires for Wealthcare toasted the rightwing demonstrators that gathered in DC this past weekend to protest healthcare reform, legislation to stave off climate change, and all attempts to provide a safety net for working families and folks of color. They describe themselves as “a grassroots network of health insurance CEOs, industry lobbyists, talk-show hosts, and [...]

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    Yvonne Yen Liu is a nerd for the racial justice movement. She lives in Oakland, California. You can write to her at yvonnegrapher at gmail dot com.

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