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States Now Hold the Key to Making Medicare for All a Reality

Michael Lighty In These Times
In the context of the stymied efforts to expand Medicare at the national level, state efforts show where the real action is. There the terrain for winning universal, publicly-financed comprehensive healthcare looks increasingly favorable.

Medicare Advantage Is a For-Profit Scam. Time to End It

Thom Hartmann Common Dreams
The simple solution to the Medicare Advantage problem is to kill off the program. It was just a Trojan horse to privatize Medicare, and its presence will make Medicare for All even harder to implement.

Could California End Up With a Trump-Like Governor?

Sonali Kolhatkar Independent Media Institute
If Democratic voters fail to turn out for California’s upcoming recall election, the nation’s most populous, and arguably most liberal, state could end up with a right-wing extremist at its helm.

Friday Nite Videos | August 13, 2021

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Friday Nite Videos | August 6, 2021

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Reporter Confronts MyPillow CEO. 'Hit The Road Mitch!': Schumer's Epic Power Move Remixed. How Can We Afford Medicare for All in Massachusetts? AFL-CIO's Richard Trumka on Racism and Obama. What If the Gulf Stream Current Stopped?
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