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1. Campaign Desk

   CJR’s Town Hall Meetings, Part IV

   September 11, 2009 11:27 AM

   Everyone, it seems is trying to take the pulse of the electorate—Americans who, as the saying goes, vote with their feet and may well decide the fate of this effort to change the American way of health care. The pollsters,... Continue reading

2. Campaign Desk

   What Did the President Really Say?

   September 10, 2009 12:52 PM

   Politico got it just about right. “In the end,” wrote Carrie Budoff Brown, “a speech meant to reset the health care debate ended up sounding in large parts like speeches Obama gave before, raising the question of whether... Continue reading

3. Campaign Desk

   Baucus Watch, Part XIII

   September 9, 2009 11:27 AM

   As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Max Baucus holds the keys to health care reform; any health care legislation must pass through his committee. So what he says or doesn’t say is important to those following the twists... Continue reading

4. Campaign Desk

   Where Have All the Health Reform Goals Gone?

   September 9, 2009 10:09 AM

   When Barack Obama was running for president, he said he wanted to make sure every child had health insurance. That was a fundamental difference between him and chief Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, who preferred to make sure that everyone had... Continue reading

5. Campaign Desk

   CJR’s Town Hall Meetings, Part III

   September 8, 2009 11:05 AM

   Everyone, it seems, is trying to take the pulse of the electorate—Americans who, as the saying goes, vote with their feet and may well decide the fate of this effort to change the American way of health care. The pollsters,... Continue reading

6. Campaign Desk

   Shout-outs to the Kansas City Star and Kaiser News Service

   September 8, 2009 10:24 AM

   For months we on Campaign Desk have been urging the media to pull back the reins at health care’s Kentucky Derby and start reporting on details instead of political intrigue. CJR’s town hall meetings have revealed that men (and... Continue reading

7. Campaign Desk

   CJR’s Town Hall Meetings, Part II

   September 4, 2009 11:09 AM

   Everyone, it seems, is trying to take the pulse of the electorate—Americans who, as the saying goes, vote with their feet and may well decide the fate of this effort to change the American way of health care. The pollsters,... Continue reading

8. Campaign Desk

   The Op-Ed No One Wanted

   September 2, 2009 10:31 AM

   By now, how many Americans haven’t heard of death panels, and the Big Bad Government interfering with end-of-life decisions that would send granny to the gallows? And who doesn’t know about Canada’s “socialized” medicine where people are dying on the... Continue reading

9. Campaign Desk

   CJR’s Town Hall Archive

   August 31, 2009 11:45 AM

   Below, you will find links to every entry in Trudy Lieberman’s “CJR's Town Hall Meetings” series, in descending order. 12/02/11: CJR’s Town Hall Meetings: Lincoln, Nebraska, Part Two - Voices of the occupiers on Centennial Mall 10/05/11: <a... Continue reading

10. Campaign Desk

    CJR’s Town Hall Meetings, Part I

    August 31, 2009 11:45 AM

    Everyone, it seems, is trying to take the pulse of the electorate—Americans who, as the saying goes, vote with their feet and may well decide the fate of this effort to change the American way of health care. The pollsters,... Continue reading

11. Campaign Desk

    Laurel to T.R. Reid

    August 28, 2009 01:39 PM

    As I have posted many times on Campaign Desk, the media, for the most part, has hardly touched how health care works in the rest of the developed world. Special interests, instead, have filled in the blanks with... Continue reading

12. Campaign Desk

    Ted Kennedy’s Health Care Legacy

    August 26, 2009 12:31 PM

    I met Sen. Ted Kennedy only once. He showed up one winter night at the home of former Labor Secretary Robert Reich in Cambridge, Mass., to talk about what the Democrats could hope to accomplish under the regime of George... Continue reading

13. Campaign Desk

    Was a Public Plan Ever Really in the Cards?

    August 25, 2009 01:48 PM

    The media should have seen it coming. Last week, on CNN, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said a public insurance option was “not the essential element” of reform, and that a non-profit cooperative arrangement might fulfill... Continue reading

14. Campaign Desk

    Who Will Be at the Table? Part XIV

    August 24, 2009 10:11 AM

    During the campaign, Barack Obama promised his cheering crowds that, when he rolled up his sleeves to work on health care, he would have “insurance company representatives and drug company representatives at the table. They just won’t be able to... Continue reading

15. Campaign Desk

    Excluded Voices

    August 18, 2009 09:01 AM

    This past year’s health discussion has been remarkable for the narrow range of ideas and opinions that have floated down to the man on the street. Journalists have sought out the same organizations and sources for their stories, offering up... Continue reading

16. Campaign Desk

    Reality Check for the White House

    August 17, 2009 08:30 AM

    Last Thursday, in an attempt to counter the health reform misinformation being propagated by President Obama’s ideological opponents, presidential adviser David Axelrod sent a “Dear Friend” e-mail to scads of people, informing them about eight ways reform provides security to... Continue reading

17. Campaign Desk

    Straight Talk, Part I

    August 13, 2009 12:08 PM

    With charges, countercharges, information, disinformation, flat-out lies, and half truths being disseminated on all sides of the health reform debates, how is a poor citizen to learn the real story? Today begins the first in a series of occasional posts... Continue reading

18. Campaign Desk

    Who Will Be at the Table? Part XIII

    August 11, 2009 02:30 PM

    During the campaign, Barack Obama promised his cheering crowds that, when he rolled up his sleeves to work on health care, he would "have insurance company representatives and drug company representatives at the table. They just won't be able to... Continue reading

19. Campaign Desk

    Health Reform and Obama’s Consumer Protections

    August 10, 2009 11:38 AM

    Last Wednesday, The Washington Post told us the obvious: that “the fight over health-care legislation is saturating the summer airwaves, with groups on all sides of the debate pouring tens of millions of dollars into advertising campaigns designed... Continue reading

20. Campaign Desk

    Straight Talk Archive

    August 6, 2009 11:20 AM

    Below, you will find links to every entry in Trudy Lieberman’s “Straight Talk” series, in descending order. 08/13/09: Straight Talk, Part I - The end-of-life myth and the real long-term care stories to be told Continue reading

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