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Jun 04 2019
News
Medicare for all – why supporters can’t agree what it should mean
American ideas about what universal health coverage should look like aren’t exactly universal. Between the dickering over “single payer” versus “public option” models lies a deeper debate about how Americans value health care.
When the House Rules Committee recently took up a controversial topic – shifting U.S. health care onto the shoulders of government as a “single payer” – the voice
Christian Science MonitorAug 02 2019
Opinion
We Should No Longer Doubt What the Democratic Party Is Today
The Democratic debates this week demonstrated that change isn’t just coming: It’s here. To watch Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders dominate on stage against their more moderate foils was to realize that their positions are no longer marginal. CNN’s questions Tuesday night seemed designed to challenge the left-leaning proposals. That those positions were well-defended—and not unique to a
Guest Writer - LeftMay 27 2016
Analysis
Debate Club: Should Truman Have Used the Atomic Bomb?
Debate Club: President Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, on Friday. The president's historic visit took place 71 years after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city during World War II, one of two it used during that conflict.
During a speech at the site, Obama called for the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons, revisiting an issue
U.S. News & World ReportJul 14 2022
Headline Roundup
US, Israel Commit to Stopping Iran from Developing Nuclear Weapons
On Thursday, as part of the "Jerusalem Declaration," President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint pledge to deny Iran nuclear arms.
Biden also told Israeli television that he would not hesitate to use force as a "last resort" to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The Jerusalem Declaration further commits Israel and the U.S. to cooperate on
Business Insider Newsmax (News) ReutersJul 27 2022
Headline Roundup
If Not Biden, Which Democrats Could Run for President in 2024?
President Joe Biden is not Democrats' consensus pick to represent the party in the 2024 presidential election. Who might replace him to lead the party?
Biden has said he'll run again in 2024, but he appears to lack majority support from the party, with some voters concerned about his age or disillusioned with his performance as president. A CNN (Left bias) poll published Wednesday says
The Hill The Week - Opinion National Review (News)Feb 22 2021
Headline Roundup
White House Ceremony Remembers 500,000 Lives Lost to COVID-19 In US
On Monday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris held a moment of silence for Americans who have died from COVID-19 after the United States reached 500,000 deaths from the virus this week. Biden and Harris, along with First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, looked over 500 candles lit on the South Lawn of the White House as a Marine Corps band played "Amazing
NPR (Online News) New York Post (News) CBS News (Online)Apr 12 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden to Host Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday to discuss their $2 trillion infrastructure package. The lawmakers chosen for this meeting have a history of sitting on committees that oversee investments that they themselves have said need to be made. The names include Democratic Senators Maria Cantwell of Washington and Alex
Reuters CNN (Online News) New York Post (News)Jul 31 2019
Headline Roundup
July Dem Debates: Night Two
Night two of the second round of 2020 Democratic presidential debates will start Wednesday at 8 p.m. EST. Former Vice President Joe Biden (DE), Senator Kamala Harris (CA), businessman Andrew Yang (NY), Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI), Senator Cory Booker (NJ), Mayor Bill de Blasio (NY), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), former HUD Secretary Julian Castro (TX), Senator Michael Bennet (CO) and
CNN (Online News) Fox News (Online News) USA TODAYApr 01 2019
Opinion
OPINION: The Conservative Case For Conservatism
For us actual conservatives, one of the most tiresome aspects of our struggle to retake our country is our never-ending struggle to get the Fredocons who still populate our movement to take our own side in this fight. Exhibit A is the “Conservative Case For XXXX” phenomenon, in which XXXX inevitably equals some liberal goal, objective or obsession. We’re supposed to nod our heads and give in
Guest Writer - RightJun 06 2019
News
2020 race: The one thing 23 Democrats aren’t talking about
Can U.S. foreign policy be a winning campaign issue? Republicans have traditionally had an advantage on national security, but Democratic dark horse Seth Moulton wants to flip that script in the 2020 race.
Of all the Democrats vying to be leader of the free world, Seth Moulton may be the only one who actually talks much about the world.
An ex-Marine who served four combat tours
Christian Science Monitor