Topic: U.S. Democratic Party

EasyToInsureME Health Insurance Quotes Reform Weekly

This week's debate focused on last Saturday's approval of health care reform legislation by the House of Representatives.READ»

EasyToInsureME Health Insurance Quotes Reform Weekly

This week, lawmakers fine-tuned their reform proposals and, once again, the public option became the central issue of the health care reform debate.READ»

Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly EasyToInsureME

A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers made headlines this week in pointing out that the Senate Finance Committee's health care reform proposal, as currently outlined (approved by a 14-9 margin on October 13)READ»

Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly EasyToInsureME

Inside-the-Beltway politics were in full swing last week as the insurance industry came under heavy fire from some members of Congress and the media for releasing a PricewaterhouseCoopers report prior to the Senate Finance Committee's scheduled voteREAD»

GOP Promotes Neanderthal US Energy Policy

The U.S. Senate did a couple of very stupid things regarding energy policy yesterday. In both cases, Democrats were unable to get the 60 votes needed to stop a Republican filibuster.   OK, I can understand the logic ...READ»

How High-Profile CEOs Could Revitalize the Libertarian Party

The time is right for Silicon Valley -- style progressivism to woo independents into a political force under the Libertarian Party banner. Here's how.READ»

Silicon Valley Gets Potomac Fever

Doerr. Barksdale. Cook. Andreessen. Polese. Minor. They've changed business forever. Now they've set their sights on Washington.READ»

EasyToInsureME Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly

While Aetna and the rest of the insurance industry continue to focus on important health care reform issues, some members of Congress and The White House appear unwilling to stop or even slow the political attacks against insurers.READ»

EasyToInsureME This Week in Health Reform: November 20, 2009

This week focused on the unveiling of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) proposed health care reform legislation.READ»

Fast Talk: The Democrats’ ATM

Matt Debergalis CoFounder, ActBlue Cambridge, Massachusetts Matt DeBergalis, 29, created ActBlue to be the "PayPal of political giving" in which anyone can become a Democratic fund-raiser by creating an online page and tapping ...READ»

The Divide by Paul Tough

The Divide The debate I wrote aboutyesterday, between the teachers-union wing of the Democratic Party and the pro-charter-school education-reform wing, is in some ways a symptom of a even deeper divide between two competing ...READ»

Health Insurance Reform Weekly : EasyToInsureME : July 16th 2009

On the health care reform front, the Senate HELP Committee continues to slug it out amendment by amendment, with Democrats winning all of the important ones on straight party-line votes.READ»

Act for Change, Even When You Don't Think You Can Make Change

Caution: This post contains overtly political material. Even businesses have to think about politics.   As a social change/peace/environmental activist for decades, I often engage in actions that I don't feel ...READ»

Leadership: Lessons from Scooterville

The presidential commutation of Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s prison sentence raises some curious questions about leadership. Namely, is it politics or is it principle? On the side of politics, we have a president who has built a ...READ»

Crisis Communications 101

Monday and Tuesday were voluminous with brewing crises — one of the biggest political party switches in history, a new potential pandemic, and a decision to fly Air Force One over Ground Zero — all offered valuable, and ...READ»

Will D.C.'s New Egghead Culture Last?

If history is any guide, the Obama administration will not succeed at permanently removing anti-intellectualism from the national mindset. Sure, Obama's hired the best pickup hoops squad in White House history. But, ultimately, this group is a bunch of brainiacs. READ»

The Red-State Menace

I have to take issue with yesterday's entry from my friend and colleague Bill Breen. If you live in Boston or New York or Washington, you've heard any number of variations over the last three days (amid the din of collective wailing ...READ»

Be Gracious -- Whether You Win or Lose

Being gracious in victory and defeat is a key to building strong relationships.  Strong relationships with the important people in your life are a key to interpersonal competence.   Tuesday evening, we all go to see an example of ...READ»

Change… just get the ball rollin’

I love the quote below from former President Bill Clinton. Regardless of whether you are for, or against, health care reform doesn’t matter (advocating or disparaging health care reform is not my point here). The quote captures what ...READ»

Health Insurance Reform EasyToInsureME

On Tuesday, October 13 the Senate Finance Committee approved Chairman Max Baucus’ amended “America’s Healthy Future Act” by a vote of 14-9.READ»

Democrats in Denver ; Republicans in St. Paul

On August 25, the delegates of the Democratic Party will descend on Denver to nominate formally -- finally! -- its candidate for President of the United States. The Republicans will gather a week later in St. Paul, Minnesota. Both ...READ»

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What We Know and Don't Know About the Workplace and Workforce of the Future

Whipping up a last-minute Blog Jam contribution, I quickly note the guidelines: my post must "relate to Fast Company's core themes of innovation, leadership, change, and business." Fair enough. I normally blog about a wide variety ...READ»

Melissa Moss

President of Women's Consumer Network, Washington, D.C.READ»

EasyToInsureME Health Insurance Quotes Reform Weekly

As we near the end of a busy week in Congress, WellPoint sent a letter to Congressional Members highlighting the detrimental impact of current legislation on our health care system. READ»

Vote or Die

No self-respecting marketer could possibly condone the way George W. Bush and John F. Kerry are spending their sales and marketing budgets. Even though record-breaking sums were lavished upon television commercials in the months ...READ»