left is the new right, or why marx matters

Prior to being elected president, Barack Obama used the frame of Washington Consensus to give explanation of why he wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare. The historically based conflation of Democrats with 'the left was misrepresentation of the ideological drivers of the New..

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on medicare’s 54th birthday, another year closer to winning medicare

The strategy of the industries that profit from healthcare is to confuse people with information and false proposals that sound like Medicare for All. o stopping the false non-solution promoted by Democrats, the movement must push to improve both House and Senate Medicare for..

capitalism versus democracy

When announcing a congressional Medicare for All hearing recently, senior Democrats sought to control the admissible language to exclude the phrase ‘Medicare for All.’ ... Establishment Democrats want to preclude a Green New Deal and Medicare for All as surely..

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democrats want to tax the wealthy, but not in blue states

Here's a question: if Democrats want 'Medicare for all,' much increased college tuition support, and a 'Green New Deal,' how can they possibly backtrack on the mild tax hike that President Trump's tax bill imposed on wealthy citizens in blue states? ..

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republicans won't act on obamacare repeal until white house delivers

., did his best to steer the debate back toward Democrats' 'Medicare for All' push, making no mention of Trump’s latest push to do away with the Affordable Care Act. . “Democrats are pushing a ‘Medicare for None’ scheme that would make it unlawful to provide the..

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trump brandishes anti-socialism message as political weapon in 2020

Medicare and Social Security, he added, are enshrined in the pantheon of middle-class America... Democrats have to look at each of the elements that Bernie and AOC represent — the ' Medicare for all, the $15 wage, the free education, .. ..

saddle up! the dem nomination race begins!

Biden candidacy would serve as reminder of the many flaws of establishment that number of Democrats would like to overthrow, s. But Paul Waldman writes, First, Democrat proposes idea — such as Medicare-for-all or tax increases on the wealthy. ..

us: midterm elections weaken republicans

By refusing money and putting forward bold pro, At the time number of left and progressive candidates, almost all standing as Democrats, reflected the intense desire of millions to push back against the agenda of the right-working class demands like Medicare-for-All, rent control, wage and..

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new us debt in 2018 highest since recession

Democrats, on the other hand, want to reverse some provisions of the GOP tax law to increase revenue and close the gap that way. . ... Democrats, on the other hand, want to reverse some provisions of the GOP tax law to increase revenue and close the gap that way. ..

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it’s baaaccck! health care law again front and center in midterms

Progressive candidates campaigned throughout the primary season on the idea that the government should offer coverage to all or much of the population through Medicare for All program. Like McCaskill, other Senate Democrats running in red states focusing on protections for pre-existing..

how to reform health care when congress is divided

In fact, a majority of Democrats now support some form of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vermont) “Medicare for All” plan — which could cost an alarming $32 trillion over 10 years, according to a report by the Mercatus Center. . . Despite Democrats’ growing affection for..

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democrats plot course to take back the house in 2012

Democrats are just hitting that point, and they have seemingly been handed a plum in the form of Ryan’s Medicare and budget plan. ... Now, the tables appear to have turned again, and the Republicans unpopular stand on Medicare reform has emboldened the Democrats. ..

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ryanomics: playing political chicken with the budget

From the moment the House Budget Committee chairman unveiled his plan to cut $6 trillion in spending over 10 years, reduce tax rates, and eventually privatize Medicare and convert Medicaid to a block grant to the states, Democrats have been predictably warning —with no small amount of..

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