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We could easily fund health care for all by ending military boondoggles and fruitless wars. Here’s how.
In an era of revived US strike activity, what makes the NYNEX dispute most worthy of study is the central issue involved: health care cost shifting.
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He’s promising more benefits — and facing more opposition.
Mueller dud; Reparations poll; Betocare; Power of the NRA; Trump, McCain and MIAs; Hudson Yards horrorshow; Sneak peek at Term 2
Some public sector unions fear that if single payer was enacted in New York insurance options for their members would be reduced and that the lure of joining unions could be curtailed if members no longer had the advantage of generous health plans.
Fight for What You Want. Not What You Think You Can Get.
Nobody would call RoseAnn DeMoro, who transformed the California Nurses Association into one of the state’s most powerful political forces and a national player, retiring. But on Sunday, she will retire from the organization she has led for 32 years, saying she leaves the union “100 percent” ready to fight its battles.
Online Town Hall Draws Over 1 Million Live Viewers. The Vermont senator delighted in circumventing the television networks.
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