March 21, 2021

Ed Yong on the “Disgraceful” U.S. Pandemic Response & How Medicare for All can Help

As the United States experiences the world’s worst outbreak of COVID-19, we speak with Ed Yong, science writer for The Atlantic, who warned of the country’s unpreparedness for a viral outbreak in 2018. Now he says “it’s truly shocking and disgraceful” how badly the pandemic has been handled in the United States, and blames a

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Medicare for All: A Prescription Against Deadly COVID Capitalism 08/06/2020

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan   The United States, the wealthiest and most powerful nation in world history, is also number one in COVID-19 infections and deaths. As White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Deborah Birx warned last weekend, “It is extraordinarily widespread. It’s into the rural as equal urban areas. To everybody who lives in

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Small Steps Not Enough to Get to Universal Healthcare

Imagine having to sneak out of the doctor’s office because you couldn’t afford to pay the bill, or having perfect strangers tearfully confide in you that they can no longer afford their mental health treatment. These are just two of the reasons people gave for supporting single-payer, government-financed health insurance during a pre-Democratic National Convention

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Montara Davis RN

  Listen to Montara Davis RN tell us why she supports Single Payer Universal healthcare for all. She witnesses and experiences the injustices and discrimination of the current healthcare system firsthand.   Having great compassion for her patients and concerns for nurses’ safety, Montara wants to create a new Single Payer system that offers all people the care that

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