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Supreme Court McCutcheon Ruling Says Democracy Is Up For Sale

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In 2010, the US Supreme Court effectively gave US elections over to corporations. They did this with its Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling. That ruling was based on its decision in Buckey v. Valeo.  Buckey v. Valeo codified that spending money is a form of political speech. Because speech is a constitutionally protected […]

President Obama Touts Obamacare Success – 7.1+ Million Enrolled

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  7.1 million Americans Enrolled in Obamacare Hello everyone, Last night, the first open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act came to an end. And this afternoon, we announced that 7.1 million Americans have now signed up for private insurance plans through the new Health Insurance Marketplaces. 7.1 million. That doesn’t count the more […]

The Success Of The Obamacare Enrollment Is Proof You Make A Difference

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Over the last several months many of us have been talking to our neighbors about real issues. This was both at the community level locally and within the online community. We engaged people to attempt to help them through the caustic and corrosive nature of our politics. We were not only about the elitism of […]

Margaret Reeve Panahi, A RomneyCare Nurse Speaks Out on Obamacare

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It seems everybody is in a hurry now to sign up. The deadline for 2014 Obamacare coverage is tonight, March 31st, 2014. If there was not a vicious misinformation campaign, the panic that is setting in now likely would not be occurring. Lines are long in Texas with people who simply disregarded the misinformation and […]

How can politicians make Obamacare the winning message? It’s in the polls.

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Everyday Americans get up in the mornings and go to work. They provide their services to companies and corporations. In return they expect a living wage. They expect that their work entitles them to financial security and healthcare security. For thirty plus years both have been eroding. When President Obama ran for president in 2008 […]

Bill Maher Calls Out Michelle Obama for ‘Racist Statement?’ (VIDEO)

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Bill Maher played an interesting trick on his panel last night that might give many pause. He first read the seemingly racist quote that Paul Ryan made a few weeks ago. An entire blog post was written about this a few days ago. Paul Ryan said the following. We have got this tailspin of culture, […]

Bill Maher Scolds Democrats On Failed Obamacare Message – He Exalts Jimmy Carter (VIDEO)

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Political parties go through transitions. When Americans sour on one, they elect the other. Even with all the tough debates, except for short lapses (McCarthy era, etc.) the debates kept the country from extremes. Over the last forty plus years an orchestrated and successful effort to create Think Tanks that enabled corporate supremacy and directed […]

“I’m a Republican, and You Should Get Covered” by Mark D. Bearden, Ph.D.

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Mark D. Bearden is a retired psychologist living in Monroe, North Carolina. In February, he wrote a letter to the President letting him know what the Affordable Care Act has meant to him. The message below was sent to the White House email list today. This Republican leaves ideology behind and signs up for Obamacare […]