insurance companies

Politics/LawJuly 27, 2009

Special Interests are Not “Ideas”: Moral Lessons from the Health Care Reform Factory

By Peter Laarman

Politics at this level is a blood sport, not a seminar, and the president seems a bit behind on his combat training.

#RDISPATCHES

"The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the proliferation of anti-abortion laws isn’t just about babies, it’s about legislating bodies," writes @miheekimkort. "It’s about bodies that don’t seem white, or American, or Christian enough." Read more: https://t.co/H0XIOkmoZ9

h J R

- 1 day ago

In 2012, Todd Akin stated that "If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down." 10 years later, Republican Yesli Vega echoes the claim that women can not get pregnant from rape. What drives this bizarre belief? https://t.co/r3btjlwdzo

h J R

- 2 days ago

"We [must] acknowledge the power of conspiracy woven into the language of religion and God’s work to stop the hemorrhaging of our rights," writes @PhilofWrite. "The movement behind these decisions stands on a revisionist history of nostalgia, hate, & fear."https://t.co/6spQLQX3AL

h J R

Follow @RDispatches