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As much about class as about choice
Rep. Bart Stupak's amendment did not make abortion illegal. And it did not block the federal government from subsidizing abortion. All it did was block it from subsidizing abortion for poorer women.
By Ezra Klein | November 11, 2009; 01:35 PM ET | Comments (0)
A Wasteful Program
This is a case, incidentally, where Republicans have lined up in favor of a wasteful government program, where their rhetoric relies on the inviolability of current and future Medicare benefits, and where they are opposing a reform that will improve the deficit over time. It almost makes you miss the purity of the Gingrich crew.
By Ezra Klein | September 29, 2009; 12:05 PM ET | Comments (0)
Obama Promises Improvement, Not Change
In this speech, in fact, Obama needed to do the precise opposite of what he's best at. He needed to bring health-care reform down to earth rather than launch it into orbit.
By Ezra Klein | September 10, 2009; 07:06 AM ET | Comments (0)
The Cause of Ted Kennedy's Life
The cause of Kennedy's life was to "guarantee that every American...will have decent, quality health care as a fundamental right and not just a privilege." That dream will never die. But by being realized, it can finally rest in peace.
By Ezra Klein | August 26, 2009; 12:34 PM ET | Comments (1)
Co-Ops as an Alternative to the Public Plan
To put it bluntly, the co-op does not solve a policy problem so much as it solves a political problem. That political problem was, "How do you finesse a compromise on the public option?"
By Ezra Klein | August 19, 2009; 01:41 PM ET | Comments (0)
