Harry Reid blasted out a reaction to the Senate defeat of an international treaty on disabilities, and the part that should jump out at you is this: It is a sad day when we cannot pass a treaty that simply brings the world up to the American standard for protecting people with disabilities because the [...]
Disability Treaty Defeated in Senate Would Have Made No Changes to US Law |
| By: David Dayen Tuesday December 4, 2012 1:56 pm |
“We Fixed the Glitch” |
| By: David Dayen Tuesday July 19, 2011 12:58 pm |
After reading a story about a fix to the Affordable Care Act, I’m reminded of this scene from Office Space (OK, I know that’s not the scene, but a reasonable facsimile that won’t get me sued). In the scene, the two efficiency experts named Bob find that Initech has been paying Milton Wadhams for years [...]
Activists Occupy GOP Headquarters in Madison |
| By: David Dayen Thursday February 24, 2011 11:35 am |
MADISON, WI (FDL) – Members of a disability rights group have occupied the Wisconsin Republican Party headquarters in Madison, and vow to stay until Governor Scott Walker takes out the Medicaid provisions in the budget repair bill. The news of the occupation was met with thunderous cheers at a noontime rally in the Capital Rotunda, [...]




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