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'Look a Dying Man in the Eyes': Activist Ady Barkan Wants Joe Biden to Sit Down and Talk About Medicare for All

Activist Ady Barkan asked former Vice President Joe Biden to meet with him on Wednesday.

WATCH LIVE: First 2020 Democratic Primary Debate Tonight in Miami

Common Dreams staff

The candidates who will be on the stage for Wednesday's debate are: Sen. Elizabeth Warren; Sen. Cory Booker; former Rep. Beto O’Rourke; Sen. Amy Klobuchar; former Rep. John Delaney; Rep. Tulsi Gabbard; former Housing Secretary Julián Castro; Rep. Tim Ryan; New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. (Image: NBC News)

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40 Senate Democrats Vote to Send $717B Military Spending Bill to Trump's Desk

Millions Lack Food, Housing, and Healthcare, But 38 Democrats Just Joined GOP to Spend $716 Billion on Endless War and Empire

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The Senate Clears the First Hurdle Toward Rejecting the Trump FCC's Attack on Net Neutrality...

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Which 2020 Democrats Are Taking Money From the Healthcare Industry?

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The First Democratic Debate Was a Circus

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Warren's Medicare for All Moment Was Critical

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Florida Is Burning. The Midwest Is Flooding. Why Aren't Democrats Debating Climate?

Eugene Robinson

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