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March 8, 2017
Alex Shephard
Is Trumpcare Already Dead?
The Republican replacement for Obamacare is such a mess that it has united people from across the political spectrum.
March 8, 2017
Brian Beutler
The Republicans Did This to Themselves
They spent seven years hyperventilating over Obamacare, and now they're paying the price for their shameful politics.
March 7, 2017
Brian Beutler
Jason Chaffetz to uninsured: Let them eat iPhones!
March 7, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is already throwing the GOP’s Obamacare replacement under the bus.
March 7, 2017
Brian Beutler
The Bumbling Plot to Destroy Obamacare
Republicans are already passing the blame for their floundering repeal-and-replace effort, but that doesn't mean the law is safe.
March 6, 2017
Brian Beutler
Republicans inch closer to replacing Obamacare with Obamacare.
March 3, 2017
Graham Vyse
Republican congressman thinks some Americans “just don’t want health care.”
March 3, 2017
Primary Concerns
Making Sense of the Hot Mess on Capitol Hill
One of the country's leading legislative scholars brings clarity to the chaos in Congress, and places it in its proper historical context.
March 2, 2017
Sarah Jones
Congress keeps screwing over retired coal miners.
March 1, 2017
Brian Beutler
Why are Republicans treating their Obamacare repeal plan like classified information, but for Republicans only?
March 1, 2017
Brian Beutler
Trump’s Speech to Congress Was Oblivious to Reality
The president did little on Tuesday night to save his failing agenda.
February 28, 2017
Brian Beutler
Republicans’ Final Heinous Push for Obamacare Repeal
They're hoping a morally obscene sales pitch, and an aggressive squeeze play, will doom the Affordable Care Act.
February 27, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is the only person in America who doesn’t know that our health care system is incredibly complicated.
February 24, 2017
Scott Lemieux
Will the Trump Era Finally Kill Paul Ryan’s Wonkish Cred?
As Republicans gingerly begin to dismantle Obamacare, his reputation as an earnest number-cruncher is showing serious cracks.
February 22, 2017
Brian Beutler
Mike Pence wants you to exercise the “individual responsibility” to not be poor or sick, like in the good ol’ days.
February 8, 2017
Brian Beutler
Ted Cruz attempts Bill Clinton-style empathy politics with multiple sclerosis patient, humiliates self.
February 8, 2017
Alex Shephard
Bernie Sanders v. Ted Cruz was extremely good.
January 27, 2017
Brian Beutler
Insured Republicans want you to forego health coverage so that they’ll have an easier time repealing Obamacare.
January 26, 2017
Brian Beutler
Former ACA administrator sounds off on the GOP’s “unpatriotic” attempted Obamacare “sabotage.”
January 26, 2017
Primary Concerns
Primary Concerns Episode 42: How to Stop Obamacare Sabotage
Andy Slavitt saved the Affordable Care Act; here's how he hopes to keep Donald Trump from destroying it.

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