THU, 9/21/2017 – BY KATE HARVESTON “Grandpa just grew up when that was the way people thought,” you can imagine a young man saying. It’s an easy way to write off perspectives that don’t align with today’s social norms. In some ways it’s true: issues do come and go with generations…. Continue reading
MON, 9/18/2017 – BY DAVID SIROTA AND LYDIA O’NEAL As Bernie Sanders worked to finalize his Medicare-for-All Act of 2017, corporate lobbyists representing the traditional opponents of single-payer health care – including the nation’s major private insurers and drug companies – poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into Senate Democrats’ fundraising accounts…. Continue reading
Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at the annual convention of the California Nurses Association at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Sanders, who introduced a single-payer health care legislation, is trying to bring more attention to and gather support for his bill. (Dan Honda/Bay Area… Continue reading
Bernie speaking to overflow crowd at CCSF celebrating Free City! on September 22, 2017 (Photo by Mike Zonta) September 22, 2017 (SFExaminer.com) In sharing his vision of universal health care and free higher education for all Americans, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday praised City College of San Francisco’s move… Continue reading
WASHINGTON—Increasingly optimistic that the callousness they required would be locked down by the September 30 deadline, GOP leaders were confident Wednesday that they will have the cruelty necessary to pass their new healthcare bill. “While we were nearly there on our previous attempts, with this go-around we’re all but certain… Continue reading
PNHP national board member Dr. Adam Gaffney will provide an overview of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare For All Act of 2017,” including a brief policy analysis. He will answer previously-submitted member questions about the bill and related health policy. For more information, visit pnhp.org/MedicareForAll.
The $64 billion plan to bring 800 miles of track up and down the Golden State BY MATT TINOCO SEP 19, 2017, 1:04PM PDT You’ve probably heard that California is trying to build its own shiny and speedy bullet train. After voters approved a 2008 ballot proposition that kicked off one of the nation’s… Continue reading
September 19, 2017 Berkeley Matches Oakland’s Request! Tuesday September 12th, the Berkeley City Council voted by consent to provide the $25,000 that the City of Oakland requested to match their $75,000 toward funding a public bank feasibility study. The feasibility study is the first step toward establishing a public bank…. Continue reading
