Day: November 11, 2009

Some progressives, motivated in part by Dennis Kucinich’s vote against HR 3926 are expressing disappointment with and even opposition to the health care reform legislation going through Congress. While HR 3926 is not perfect—and the anti-abortion language added to it is terrible and will, we believe, be removed later in the process—it is a bill progressives should and must support. In a long post I’ve explained in detail why I think single payer advocates like Kucinich are misguided in opposing the bill. Here, in this short version, I want to summarize the case for progressives giving active support to the legislation. Continue reading