In the June issue of the Bay View, I wrote a column entitled: We can have better health at lower cost. At the time, legislation in Congress (HR 676) had achieved a record number of co-sponsors. Finally, a majority of the Democratic Caucus. Still, far short of a majority to… Continue reading
First they came for the homeless Let me see if I have this right. Grandma becomes homeless because she lives on a fixed income and the bills get to be to much. She reaches out for help, and the agencies that are supposed to help cannot. She tries to get… Continue reading
May 26, 2017 (sfbayview.com) The New York Health Act, which would create a state-run Medicare-style single-payer system, now has 30 cosponsors in the state Senate and is endorsed by 40 labor unions. “We’ve never been this close,” Assemblymember Richard Gottfried, D-Manhattan, the bill’s sponsor, said with high hopes. In other countries,… Continue reading
Here’s a youtube video with the CNA response to Dayen done before Rose’s show: Michael Lighty, Director of Public Policy for National Nurses United, joins Jimmy Dore to discuss how to best get single-payer passed in California. Watch the full Aggressive Progressives episode here: https://tytnetwork.com/2017/07/06/agg… Here’s youtube video with Pollin’s… Continue reading
The idea of government giving every person a universal basic income has been gaining traction thanks in part to endorsements from some Silicon Valley celebs. Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and others want to explore the idea. July 15, 2017 (sfchronicle.com) The idea of a universal… Continue reading
Voting rights advocates demonstrating in North Carolina. CreditTravis Dove for The New York Times July 19, 2017 (nytimes.com) The Trump administration’s election-integrity commission will have its first meeting on Wednesday to map out how the president will strip the right to vote from millions of Americans. It hasn’t gotten off to… Continue reading
First they came for the homeless Written by Joe Whittle, after a visit to The Poor Tour. Censored by Facebook 4 times so far. (Copied from an earlier post. Censored over a dozen times now) “Perhaps you think the Creator sent you here to dispose of us as you see… Continue reading
Listen to the show: Your Call: What happened to California’s single payer healthcare bill? By ROSE AGUILAR & SANA SALEEM • JUL 19, 2017 PHOTO COURTESY: HEALTHYCALIFORNIAACT.ORG In early June, the California Senate passed Senate Bill 562, the Healthy California Act, but it passed without details on how to pay for it. A few… Continue reading
THU, 7/20/2017 – BY JAKE JOHNSON (occupy.com) — THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON COMMON DREAMS Following Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s concession on Monday night that Trumpcare is likely dead, progressive groups that played an integral role in rallying opposition to the legislation are now looking to go on the offensive. On Tuesday, dozens of organizations—including… Continue reading
