Misfortunes of Imaginary Beings

Paul Krugman's advice (which he knows will go unheeded) to the Democrats: Bear in mind that the horrors of health insurance — outrageo...

Yet another reason to love Al Franken . The hearing was on bankruptcies caused by medical bills . Kerry Burns, a witness on the panel, testi...

Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell

Today is a solemn anniversary for the country, but it's also an anniversary for me -- one that brings a mixture of emotions. A year ago ...

Al Franken -- calm, cool, collected, and informed.

It's not just his putdown of the wingnut who asked why he was for "Nazi" health care.

( Click to enlarge) Thanks to Oliver Willis.

I don't usually count on Time magazine (which we get because someone once gave us a gift subscription) for anything but conventional wis...

How American Health Care Killed My Father is a long and provocative article about the mess our system is in, and how currently proposed ref...

Has health care reform been swiftboated to death? It's sure beginning to look like it. Number-cruncher Nate Silver is worried , as is Pa...

Lawrence O'Donnell's interview with a town hall protester provided one of the most revealing moments in this whole foofaraw. He gets...

Well, actually, I haven't been anywhere. Except Facebook, which is where I've been doing a lot of posting and commenting lately. But...

I fell into a coverage gap. The prescription coverage I had from my former employer ended on November 30, and I couldn't pick up Medicar...

I knew that there was a health-care crisis, and as an old lefty I've always believed that the government should do something about it. B...