health care
This week in history: Dr. Joycelyn Elders testifies to Congress
July 23, 2018Twenty-five years ago, on July 23, 1993, President Bill Clinton’s nominee as 15th Surgeon General of the United States, Joycelyn Elders, testified at a Congressional confirmation hearing and openly affirmed her belief in factual sex education...
Read moreSenate on verge of passing further VA privatization
May 23, 2018Under the direction of the Koch brothers, Trump and GOP leaders want to privatize the VA health care system.
Read moreSanders nationwide Town Hall renews push for Medicare for All
January 24, 2018“A strong system is one where more people can walk in the doctor’s door when they need to, and not the emergency room."
Read moreHealth care workers: Save the ACA individual mandate
December 14, 2017A non-partisan analysis found 13 million people would lose access to health care through the repeal of the ACA individual mandate.
Read moreSingle-payer: More than ever, the labor movement’s comeback opportunity
October 26, 2017Labor unions have the expertise, membership, and organizers to make Bernie Sanders’ single-payer legislation a win for the entire working class.
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