U.S.

Swampland

Landrieu's $100 Million: Health Reform's High Price

Senate Democratic leaders are wooing Senators Mary Landrieu, Ben Nelson and Blanche Lincoln Read more

Business & Technology

Techland

Kevin Smith Will Never Make a Superhero Movie

Techland's Lev Grossman sits down with the screenwriter/director/comic book writer/author actor for a Q&A Read more

Entertainment

Tuned In

Winners and Losers from Oprah's (Supposed) Exit

Until it is actually buried, I consider Oprah's talkshow career as dead as a major character on 24 Read more

Health & Science

Wellness

Santa's Holiday Wish: the Swine Flu Shot

Santas across the country are hoping for a little gift from U.S. public health officials — a chance to cut the line for the swine flu vaccine Read more

Entertainment

Looking Around

Ito in Berkeley: No Go

UC Berkeley announced that it was giving up on its plan to build a new home for the Berkeley Art Museum and the Pacific Film Archive, with a design from the Japanese architect Toyo Ito that would have been his first in the U.S. Read more

U.S.

The Detroit Blog

Political Games at the Pontiac Silverdome?

The woes in the Michigan real-estate market were dramatically underscored when the Pontiac Silverdome was sold at auction for $583,000 Read more

Business & Technology

The Curious Capitalist

America, Where Every City is a Health Care Mecca

It seems like, in every smallish big city in America, health care is a key pillar of the local economy Read more

It's Your Money

Black Friday: What We Know So Far

For starters, you can make your shopping list now Read more

Photos

White House Photo Blog

Workers build a tent on the lawn of the White House to be used for a state dinner hosted by President Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.View more

Don't take the bait.

• - Posted by slowp on Swampland in response to Karen Tumulty's post "Health Care: The Industry Steps Up. Maybe"