Thousands die each year because they are uninsured or under-insured.

Torture, including practices like waterboarding, violates the legal and moral standards of all civilized nations.

If the flag needs protection at all, it needs protection from members of Congress who value the symbol more than the freedoms that the flag represents.

The forces that have worked hard to stoke populist anger against reform are the very ones that benefit from a health system which puts profits ahead of quality care for its patients.

If the minority is able to successfully undo the Affordable Care Act by blackmail, it will be the undoing of the democratic nature of our government.

Government by blackmail is incompatible with democracy.

Torture fails to make us safe, but it certainly makes us less free.