Michael Lighty
Michael Lighty is the Director of Public Policy for National Nurses United, where he has worked since its founding in 2009, and for the California Nurses Association since 1994. He is also a fellow for the Sanders Institute. Follow him on Twitter: @mlighty60
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Views Thursday, March 15, 2018 A Labor-Based Movement For Medicare for All Healthcare is the crossroads where the assault on workers meets the juggernaut of “crony capitalism.” That’s the term used by the mainstream neo-classical and Nobel prize-winning economist Angus Deaton to describe the coziness between the healthcare industry and its government “regulators.” In fact... Read more |
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Views Friday, February 02, 2018 Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss The announcement by the CEO’s from JP Morgan Chase, Amazon and Berkshire-Hathaway that they are forming a new healthcare company signals the symbolic end of the ACA-reform era. They recognize the inefficiencies and profiteering of the private insurance companies, who add no value to businesses... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, August 08, 2017 Liberals Strike Back... Against Single Payer With the explosive growth of the movement for single payer healthcare, it should not be a surprise to see the Empire Strike Back. In the name of political reality, some liberal pundits, politicians and policy wonks are scolding progressives to give up on Medicare for All . There are many ways to... Read more |