Oregon: Several states and the federal government have struggled with exchange technology, but none as much as Oregon. Cover Oregon’s online enrollment system still doesn’t work more than three months after it was supposed to launch, and the state has hired or reassigned hundreds of workers to manually process applications. Officials say they hope the […]
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The Incorporated Made A Pretty Awesome Sweatsuit in Response to Purple Drank
Maybe you are not into the holiday cheer and more focused on how fucking cold it is this year. In that case, maybe The Incorporated‘s #coldestwinter campaign is for you. It’s in honor of the Portland streetwear brand’s second collection and “an illustration of what it means to be young, unheard and hungry.” They’ve been […]
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For Your Face
It may be hard to wrap up in a cute little box, but experiential gifts can be the best: manicures, massage, sensory deprivation, cooking classes, whatever. Plus, sometimes there might be people in your life to whom you would rather not gift a physical object. Getting a facial is up there with massage as something […]
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Healthcare.gov Enrollment Numbers Way Up
I’m betting that a lot of the year-end wrap-ups you’re going to read in the next few weeks are going to focus heavily on the Obamacare website woes. But I bet in three years, nobody will remember or care that for a couple months, a new government-run website didn’t actually work. Especially now that the […]
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One Truth and a Lie About Obamacare
Truth: In Kentucky, where Obamacare is up and running, people are very pleased. They’re pleased enough that some of them are rethinking the whole Republican idea that any government is bad government, according to the Washington Post‘s Stephanie McCrummen: He’d never had insurance before and said his hospital bills were up to $23,000 at this […]
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Consumer Reports Versus Republicans
Getting a strongly worded note from Consumer Reports must be kind of like getting yelled at by Mr. Rogers: Pundits opposed to the new health care law and some media outlets have tried to suggest that our coverage of the troubled HealthCare.gov site means that Consumer Reports has turned against the Affordable Care Act. Not […]
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The Koch Brothers Are Trying to Trick College Students Into Not Buying Health Insurance
The program outlined in this Miami Herald story by Alex Leary makes me feel so disheartened about the country: As the battle over the healthcare law grinds on — Republicans no closer to victory than when they forced the government shutdown — a different fight was rising on a recent Saturday from inside Sharkey’s, a […]
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I Think Alex Jones Has Totally Lost It, You Guys
The most befuddling part of this video, for me, is when “Obamacare” greets lizard-faced Jones with “How’s your hernia? How’s your homosexuality?”
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The Adorable Care Act
Are irresistibly cute animals about to melt the Affordable Care Act into the hearts of online Americans? The White House has announced that it’s not behind this. Which is a great way to get more people to look at this, and this, and oh man a kitten!
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Ingest the New Gaytheist Video, Starring Ian Karmel
Gaytheist‘s first music video is here! And it’s a punch in the gut. Directed by Whitey McConnaughy and co-starring Portland As Fuck columnist Ian Karmel as a rightfully suspicious convenience store clerk, it’s not for the faint of heart OR stomach. (I guess, considering the track’s lyrics, this might officially qualify as NSFW, or at […]
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ABC Gives Anti-Vaccine Kook a Huge Platform
Huffington Post says: Jenny McCarthy will be the co-host of “The View,” Barbara Walters announced Monday. So the most prominent anti-vaccine nutjob in the world gets a gig hosting the most influential daily talk show on a major television network. If you think this isn’t a big deal, go visit stopjenny.com, which has a bunch […]