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Political commentary: health care reform

March 22, 2010

For all the compromises along the way, the passage of the health care reform bill is a better thing for American people than its not passing. The New York Times editorial today explains the intentions and advantages (and challenges) of the bill better and more succinctly than any other summary I’ve encountered. And Paul Krugman, as usual, offers pointed analysis of the Republican efforts to block the bill, grounded in lies, cynicism, and — let’s really be as clear as possible about this — racism.