Monday, November 23:

Kathy Malloy: Bah, Humbug! (2 comments) Where are we, Truthseekers, when our lawmakers are so terrified of Big Insurance and Big Pharma that such obscene political contortions are necessary even to consider the possibility that a reform bill can be discussed?

Rob Kall: China Buys Hummer Brand-- Further Evidence of a Shock Doctrine Assaulted America? (17 comments) Naomi Klein described, in her breaktrhough book, Shock Doctrine, how a nation is attacked, shocked and torn apart, destroying the middle class. It looks like the GM sale of Hummer to a wealthy Chinese investor, probably with the help of Morgan Stanley, is an example of how it's happening in the US.

Friday, November 20:

Kevin Gosztola: Weak Public Option Myths That Liberals Believe (7 comments) As the Senate takes its first vote on moving the debate on health insurance legislation forward, doctors from prominent organizations for universal healthcare speak out about the myths surrounding the public option.

Tuesday, November 24:

Senate health care bill: the five paragraphs you must read (1 comments) Buried in the Senate's 2,074-page health reform bill are provisions that undermine your health freedom and privacy.

Monday, November 23:

Obama's First Judicial Nominee Confirmed (5 Months Later) Judge Hamilton had the support of both his home state Senators – Senator Lugar, the longest-serving Republican in the Senate, and Senator Bayh, a well-respected moderate Democrat. He was rated “well qualified” by the American Bar Association, and his nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee in June. But despite all this, conservatives had since prevented a final vote, arguing Hamilton was too liberal.

Sunday, November 22:

Legislative Pileup Looms in the Senate “It has been a very difficult year on the Democratic side,” Senator Durbin said Friday. “We have faced, again, this onslaught of filibusters and delaying tactics by the Republicans. That it would take four weeks for us to extend unemployment benefits in the worst recession since our Great Depression is an indication of the extremes that the Republican Senate leadership has gone to.”

Friday, November 20:

Sen. Nelson will vote for motion to push health bill forward in Senate Nelson's declaration eliminates one of the question marks facing Senate Majority Leader Reid (D-Nev.) leading up to the vote, set for Saturday night. Democratic Sens. Mary Landrieu (La.) and Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) have not yet stated their positions but both have hinted in recent days they are leaning toward supporting the vote.

Ron Paul's Amendment Passes Committee! The House Financial Services Committee earlier today rejected Representative Mel Watt's attempt to hijack Audit the Fed by voting 43-26 to pass Ron Paul's amendment to the financial regulatory reform bill.

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