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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
May 10, 2013 | Money & Politics

The buying and selling of “political intelligence” is a growing industry that some say should be regulated like lobbying. Continue reading

Bernard Weisberger
November 13, 2012 | Group Think
The historian argues that Obama's re-election is not a true victory for progressives, but there are other things worth cheering about.
FILE - In this May 16, 2012 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks in Fort Lauderdale. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market. After President Obama won re-election, the Republican governor softened his tone. He said he wanted to "have a conversation" with the administration about implementing the 2010 law. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)
Updated February 21, 2013

See which governors with high numbers of uninsured constituents opted out of Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, and which — like Florida’s Rick Scott — reluctantly jumped on board. Continue reading

Elda Cook
September 11, 2012 | Smart Charts
In the last five years of their lives, many seniors spend all of their assets covering health care costs — and they're on Medicare.
PathtoProsperity
August 24, 2012 | Q&A

Mattea Kramer, author of A People’s Guide to The Federal Budget, analyzes recent budget proposals and the federal budget process itself. Continue reading

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August 3, 2012

Bill recalls his days with Lyndon Johnson as they prepared to sell Medicare to Congress, and makes the case for why everyone should be entitled to it today. Continue reading

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February 5, 2010 | Bill Moyers Journal (2007-2010)

Bill talks to pediatrician Margaret Flowers about pressing the President for health insurance reform. Continue reading