‘Less than 100 days ago that happened … Shame on us if we’ve forgotten’

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An emotional—and emotionally powerful—President Barack Obama urges action on gun safety legislation, standing side-by-side with mothers of victims of gun violence on Thursday at the White House: Some excerpts: I ask every American to find out where your member of Congress stands on these ideas. If they’re not part of that 90 percent who agree… Read more »

Whatever happened to the public option?

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This weekend marks the third anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare.” And for those of us who covered that rollicking debate, most of it seemed to be about one central question: Would there be a public option? Remember the public option? It was, for many Democrats, their absolute… Read more »

This week in the world of progressive state blogs: Tea party forgets what happened in Boston Harbor

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Today begins a new Saturday feature spotlighting a dozen examples of what’s been written in the past seven days at progressive state blogs. Just as states with progressive lawmakers and activists have themselves initiated innovative programs over a wide range of issues, state-based progressive blogs have helped provide us with a point of view and… Read more »