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Fighting For My Daughter's Life, and Against the Insurance Company

Melanie Crutchfield 2-17-2011

[Editors' note: In the March issue of http://www.sojo.net/i

Why It Makes Jesus Cry When UnitedHealthcare Screws People

Rose Marie Berger and Heidi Thompson 2-04-2011

This week UnitedHealthcare told a stroke victim that her health insurance with them does not include the rehabilitation necessary for her to walk, eat, or speak again.

Taking the Constitution Seriously

Duane Shank 1-06-2011

Today, the new 112th Congress convenes.

Not Happy with the Results? Hallelujah, Anyhow

Valerie Elverton Dixon 11-03-2010

I am not happy with the results of the 2010 elections. I think the elections turned on misinformation, anger, and fear.

Obama to Speak on Immigration Reform Today

Allison Johnson 7-01-2010

President Obama is keeping hope alive for comprehensive immigration reform legislation this year.

Robert Byrd, Truth, and Peace

Valerie Elverton Dixon 6-29-2010

Truth is a two-edged sword that cuts both ways. We may wield it against an enemy with great satisfaction. However, the truth also cuts us, and does so with a fare-thee-well.

Fixing a Key Financial Reform Loophole

Elizabeth Palmberg 5-24-2010

When is a law not a (real) law? When there's zero penalty for breaking it.

'Doing God's Work': A Moral Case for Financial Reform

John Gehring 4-27-2010

As financial reform legislation stalls in the Senate for the moment and embattled Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein testifies today before a congressional subcommittee, faith-based organizations an

A Six-Point Summary of What the New Health-Care Law Should Accomplish Now (and Some Other Details)

Justin Fung 3-31-2010

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the most comprehensive health reform legislation in decades.

Pray Immigration Reform Into Passage

Jim Wallis 3-18-2010

On Sunday, a major march for immigration reform will take place in Washington, D.C. Tens of thousands of people will gather to call on the White House to lead, and put forward an immigration reform bill whose time has come.

Endurance in the Struggle for Health-Care Reform

Valerie Elverton Dixon 3-15-2010

President Obama has postponed his trip to Guam, Indonesia, and Australia to work for the passage of health-care reform.

Health Reform: A Major First Step

Carol Keehan 3-15-2010

As I watched our president present his plan to pass the health reform legislation, it was clear this is a historic opportunity to make great improvements in the lives of so many Americans. Is it perfect? No. Does it cover everyone? No. But is it a major first step? Yes.