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Ady Barkan

More Than 90% of Dem Voters Want 2020 Candidate to Make Climate & Medicare for All Top Priorities: Poll

'Stop What You’re Doing and Watch': Applause and Gratitude for Ady Barkan's Emotional Medicare for All Testimony

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Activist Ady Barkan testifying on Medicare For All Tuesday.

"I cannot think of a better person to highlight the failings of our health care system and what we must do to provide health care for all."

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WATCH: Medicare for All in the Spotlight at Historic Congressional Hearing

Jake Johnson, staff writer

A Medicare for All supporter holds a sign on Capitol Hill.

"We are creating a movement that makes it clear that when we win Medicare for...

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Demanding Medicare for All, Nurses Use Band-Aids to Plaster GoFundMe Pages to Big Pharma Headquarters

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Nobody should have a GoFundMe account to pay for their healthcare, and we're...

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Healthcare activist Ady Barkan, who has terminal ALS, will testify before federal lawmakers at a hearing on Medicare for All next Tuesday. (Photo: Ady Barkan/Facebook)

Dying Healthcare Activist Ady Barkan to Testify at Historic Medicare for All Hearing

Gripped by ALS, Social Justice Activist Ady Barkan Inspires With Story of 'The Best Hug I've Ever Had'

As Omar 'Unequivocally' Apologizes, Critics Rip Democratic Leaders for Trying to 'Silence Criticism' of AIPAC

'So Frustrating': Pelosi Accused of Shutting Bold Progressives Out of Powerful Committees

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Ocasio-Cortez: If US Has $5.7 Billion for Trump's Border Wall, What About Education, Healthcare, and Green Jobs?

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) enters a Capitol Police vehicle after announcing on the Senate floor on Friday that she would vote for Brett Kavanaugh. The senator has taken heightened security measures since the announcement but has reported that she's received a positive response to her decision in Maine.

Pledging to Unseat Collins, Mainers Challenge Senator's "Infuriating and Completely False" Narrative on Response to Kavanaugh Vote

Screengrab from Crowdpac campaign to unseat Collins in 2020

After Backing Kavanaugh, Funding Platform to Unseat Susan Collins in 2020 Crashes From Traffic Surge

A young woman covers her mouth in protest across from Senator Susan Collins office in Portland, Maine while Collins announced her decison to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. (Photo: Jenna McGuire/Common Dreams)

Explosion of Anger, Promises to Oust Her in 2020 After Susan Collins Says "Yes" to Brett Kavanaugh

Protests against Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination have erupted across the country in recent days.

'Furious About Kavanaugh?' Here's the Detailed Plan to Fight Back and Defeat Trump's Nominee

Protesters in Maine visited one of Sen. Susan Collins's offices last week to demand that she vote against Judge Brett Kavanaugh for an appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Tens of Thousands of People Raising Money to Defeat Collins If She Votes for Kavanaugh Is Not "Bribery," Say Her Opponents, It's Democracy

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) appeared satisfied with Judge Brett Kavanaugh's statement last month that Roe vs. Wade is "settled law"—but revelations in his confirmation hearings have shown that he believes the law could be overruled by the Supreme Court.

Fund to Unseat Susan Collins in 2020 Climbs to $500,000 as Leaked Doc Offers New Evidence Kavanaugh Clear Threat to Roe v. Wade

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh

As Day Two of Kavanaugh Hearings Kicks Off, Frustrated Progressives Rail Against Schumer: 'You Are Failing Us'

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Democratic Socialists of America

Ahead of growing Congressional support, Democratic Socialists of America Host Medicare for All Weekend of Action

Democratic Socialists of America

Ahead of growing Congressional support, Democratic Socialists of America Host Medicare for All Weekend of Action

Progressive Leaders from the Healthcare, Labor and Women’s Rights Movement Join Immigrant Youth to Mobilize Hundreds for the Dream Act

Americans for Tax Fairness

Brave Flight Passenger Confronts Jeff Flake

Center for Popular Democracy

Fed Up Campaign Celebrates Victory for Working Families as Fed Holds Off on Rate Hikes

ACLU

ACLU and Center for Popular Democracy File FOIA Lawsuit Over Efforts to Limit Municipalities' Foreclosure Prevention Options...

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Ady Barkan

I'm Dying From ALS and Here's My Message: No More Half Measures. Only Medicare for All

Ellen Brown

Trump’s War on the Fed

Will Bunch

Dying From ALS, Ady Barkan Will Save U.S. Democracy if It's the Last Thing He Does

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan

The Darkest Day of the Year

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