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Bill Moyers Essay: The Gun Lobby’s Firepower
January 4, 2013

Bill reports on how the NRA and gun merchants keep any and all discussion of sensible gun control off the table. Continue reading

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 file photo, The National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre, speaks during a news conference in response to the Connecticut school shooting in Washington. The nation's largest gun-rights lobby is calling for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
NRA’s Vision: A Nation Packing Heat
January 4, 2013 | On Democracy

For many, the cure for gun violence seems to be more guns and bigger profits. Continue reading

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announces the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Many Governors Veto State-Run Health Care Exchanges
December 19, 2012 | Connecting the Dots

In many cases, politics — not policy — determined if governors chose to create health insurance exchanges for their states. Continue reading

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A Look at the Numbers Behind Obamacare
November 27, 2012 | Smart Charts
The Kaiser Family Foundation released an analysis yesterday to help state politicians decide whether to participate in the Obamacare Medicaid expansion.
The five plaintiffs in a case of women employees against Wal-Mart, from left, Stephanie Odle, of Norman, Okla., Betty Dukes, of Pittsburg, Calif., Deborah Gunter, of Palm Springs, Calif., Christine Kwapnoski, of Bay Point, Calif., and Edith Arena, of Duarte, Calif. pose for a photograph outside the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court has ruled for Wal-Mart in its fight to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of women who work there. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Famous 5-4 Decisions by the One Percent Court
September 14, 2012

A look at eight recent Supreme Court decisions decided by a single vote, and their consequences for democracy. Continue reading

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Katrina vanden Heuvel and Jamie Raskin on the Pro-Corporate Supreme Court
September 14, 2012

Katrina vanden Heuvel and Jamie Raskin join Bill to discuss the uncontested power of the Supreme Court. Continue reading

An emergency room physician, center, attends to a patient, while gurneys, patients and staff fill the hallway in the Red Zone trauma center at the Emergency Room of Grady Hospital in downtown Atlanta, in 2005. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, Files)
The Health Spending Map of the World
July 3, 2012 | Smart Charts
Americans spend more than any other country on healthcare — nearly $8,500 per person. Find out how the we compare to other Western countries and the world.
In this June 25, 2012, photo, physician assistant Anna Streuli, left, examines Maria Guzman at the Multnomah County's Mid-county Health Center , in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Views on ‘Obamacare’ Unchanged Since Supreme Court Decision
July 2, 2012 | Connecting the Dots

A new poll indicates that the Supreme Court decision is not a turning point in the American public’s view of the law. Continue reading

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Assessing the Supreme Court Health Care Ruling
June 29, 2012 | BillBoard

Assessing ramifications of the Supreme Court’s surprising health care decision. Continue reading

Members of the Supreme Court gather for a group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington.
How the Supreme Court Could Rule on the Affordable Care Act
June 27, 2012 | Smart Charts
If you're prepping for tomorrow's Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act, this smart chart provides a good overview of possible outcomes.
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