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Robert Bernard Reich is an American politician, academic, writer, and political commentator. He served as the twenty-second United States Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton, from 1993 to 1997. A summa cum laude[1] graduate of Dartmouth College, Reich is a former Harvard University professor and the former Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. He is currently Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. Reich also ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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How the White House's Deal With Big Pharma Undermines Democracy
(Blog Post) I'm a strong supporter of universal health insurance, and a fan of the Obama administration. But I'm appalled by the deal the White House has made with the pharmaceutical ... -
Why the Critics of a Public Option for Health Care Are Wrong
(Blog Post) Without a public option, the other parties that comprise America's non-system of health care -- private insurers, doctors, hospitals, drug companies, and medical suppliers -- ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
How Pharma and Insurance Intend to Kill the Public Option, And What Obama and the Rest of Us Must Do
They don't want a public option that would compete with private insurers and use its bargaining power to negotiate better rates with drug companies. They argue that would be ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Vetting
Having been through the process of "vetting" prospective cabinet members, I can tell you it's time-consuming, detailed, and thorough. I'd like to think the vetting of a vice ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Hillary Clinton Doesn't Listen to Economists
When asked this morning by ABC News' George Stephanopoulos if she could name a single economist who backs her call for a gas tax holiday this summer, HRC said "I'm not going ...Posted by Dale Penn -
Why is HRC Stooping So Low?
I'm becoming increasingly concerned about the stridency and inaccuracy of charges in Iowa -- especially coming from my old friend. While I'm as hard-boiled as they come about ...Posted by Terry Gamble
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Harry Reid, and What Happened to the Public Option
(Blog Post) Our private, for-profit health insurance system, designed to fatten the profits of private health insurers and Big Pharma, is about to be turned over to ... our private, ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
An Open Letter to Harry Reid on Controlling Health Care Costs
But Harry, you really need to take on future health-care costs. The House bill fails to do this. The public option in the House bill is open only to people without ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
The Audacity of Greed: How Private Health Insurers Just Blew Their Cover
(Blog Post) The health-insurance industry has finally revealed itself for what it is. Background: The industry hates the idea that's emerged from the Senate Finance Committee of lowering ...Posted by Doug Greer -
The Guns of August, and Why the Republican Right Was So Adept at Using Them on Health Care
(Blog Post) What we learned in August is something we've long known but keep forgetting: The most important difference between America's Democratic left and Republican right is that the ...Posted by Doug Greer -
Will Geithner Fire Corporate America?
Tim Geithner said on Sunday's Face the Nation that the Treasury might fire the heads of big banks that depend on financing from the federal government, just as it summarily ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Robert Reich's Blog: Is Obamanomics Conservative or Revolutionary?
There are two ways to see Obamanomics. The first, much preferred by the White House, is as a set of initiatives so modest as to hardly merit a raised eyebrow. Yes, steps ...Posted by Doug Greer
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