As presidential candidates continue to discuss Medicare for All, John Oliver explores how much it might cost, what it will change, and who it will help
While the powerful Culinary Workers Union in Nevada is attacking Sanders’ universal healthcare plan, a rank-and-file worker says “a lot of members want Bernie” and support Medicare for All.
It’s well past time to bury the 'Bernie is unelectable' trope. He has a better shot than moderate Bloomberg. His campaign resonates with the growing realization of how unmoored the American capitalist system is from any sense of ethics or morality.
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Top leaders in Unite Here Local 226 in Las Vegas have been circulating attacks on Bernie Sanders and his Medicare for All proposal. They should listen to their membership and stop slandering the most pro-worker candidate in the race.
Top leaders in Unite Here Local 226 in Las Vegas have been circulating attacks on Bernie Sanders and his Medicare for All proposal. They should listen to their membership and stop slandering the most pro-worker candidate in the race.
"Anytime the word 'they' is used with workers, it's a sign of union-busters at work. The only pronoun that represents unionism and builds power is we/us."
A single payer system drives down the cost of health care…single payer is the way to go.”
-Gavin Newsom, campaigning for California Governor, 2017
“You can’t jump over a chasm in two steps”.
-Dr. Quentin Young
While many national unions have stayed neutral, more progressive-minded local unions and labor groups are coming out in force for the Vermont senator.
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