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Single-Payer

Watch: Video Starring NY Lawmakers Lampoons Absurdity of For-Profit Healthcare

The message of the video—which stars New York state lawmakers Jabari Brisport and Zohran Kwame Mamdani—is clear: "We simply cannot afford not to have a single-payer system."
Brett Wilkins, staff writer ·
The message of the video—which stars N.Y. state lawmakers @JabariBrisport and @ZohranKMamdani—is clear: "We simply cannot afford not to have a single-payer system."
Registered Nurses conduct a demonstration in Lafayette Park to read aloud names of health care providers who have contracted COVID-19 and died as a result of treating infected patients on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

Medicare for All Would Have Prevented Hundreds of Thousands of Covid Deaths: New Report

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

A demonstrator holds a "Medicare for All" sign on January 1, 2021 in Pasadena, California.

Jayapal, Dingell to Unveil Medicare for All Act Exactly One Year After 1st Covid Cases Confirmed in Every State

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speak after a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Perfidy Meets Putty—Congressional Democrats Betray Voters

Ralph Nader ·

Members of National Nurses United observe a moment of silence for nurses who died from Covid-19 while demonstrating in Lafayette Park across from the White House on May 7, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

Medicare for All the 'Only Way Forward,' Concludes Lancet Panel in Study Detailing Death and Misery Inflicted by Trump

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

Longtime progressive activist and organizer Kevin Zeese died early Sunday, September 2, 2020. He was 64. (Image: Portrait of Kevin Zeese by Robert Shetterly)

Rest in Power, Kevin Zeese (1955 - 2020)

Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.

Margaret Flowers ·

Maryland Coalition Urges Democrats to 'Stand With Majority of Americans' by Supporting Medicare for All in 2020 Platform

"In the middle of a global pandemic, it's a winning electoral strategy for the Democratic Party," one organizer said of supporting Medicare for All.

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

Over 50 House Democrats Rip Fed for Allowing Mass Public-Sector Layoffs by Favoring Big Corporations Over Local Governments

"The Federal Reserve could prevent massive public sector layoffs. Instead, they've structured their lending so it's functionally unusable for most states and cities."

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

'They Are Correct to Never Waver': Sanders Campaign Co-Chairs Applaud DNC Delegates for Continuing Medicare for All Fight

"We stand with the grassroots activists who understand that the party must stand for extending Medicare to everyone."

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

"History teaches a clear lesson," writes Cohen. "The fact that our nation is the only advanced industrial country without universal healthcare cannot be blamed on Republican obstruction alone. It was also caused by Democratic leaders who've spent decades catering to corporate interests (while collecting their campaign donations)—and refusing to fight for universal coverage." (Photo: Joe Brusky/Flickr/cc)

Democratic Leaders Have Blocked Real Healthcare Reform for Decades. Time to Give ‘Em Hell.

This history of Democratic obstruction and vacillation to corporate interests and the greed of insurance companies must come to an end. The need for Medicare for All has never been more clear than it is today.

Jeff Cohen ·

Study Shows 5.4 Million Have Lost Insurance Amid Pandemic. Progressives Note Number Under Medicare for All Would Be: 0

"If we had Medicare for All, nobody would be losing their healthcare."

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

In this photo illustration, the UnitedHealth Group company logo seen displayed on a smartphone.

Rep. Katie Porter Accuses UnitedHealth of 'Putting Profits Before Patients and Providers' in Midst of Pandemic

"It's flat out wrong for the world's largest insurance company to pass costs on to families in the middle of a pandemic—I want answers."

Andrea Germanos, staff writer ·

Public health workers, doctors, and nurses protest over lack of sick pay and personal protective equipment outside a hospital in the Bronx on April 17, 2020.

Private Insurers Urged to Extend Free Covid-19 Coverage Until Pandemic Over

"If you are going to contract Covid-19, you'd better hurry up or you're out of luck!"

Andrea Germanos, staff writer ·

Noam Chomsky

Chomsky Says Trump a 'Sociopathic Megalomaniac' Who Made US 'Singularly Unprepared' for Pandemic

New comments from the renowned academic come after he accused Trump of wanting "to destroy the prospects for all organized human life... in the near future."

Andrea Germanos, staff writer ·

Battle Covid-19, Not Medicare for All: Doctors Demand Hospital Industry Stop Funding Dark Money Lobby Group

"The AHA should immediately leave the PFAHCF and redirect that money to supporting patients and frontline healthcare workers."

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·