Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/13/everyone-covered-no-one-goes-broke-sanders-introduces-medicare-all-bill Published on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 by Common Dreams Rallying behind Sanders’ bill, groups say “we will never stop fighting” for Medicare for All By Jake Johnson, staff writer Supporters of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hold … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/14/dems-not-backing-medicare-all-get-twice-much-industry-cash-co-sponsors Published on Thursday, September 14, 2017 by Common Dreams New analysis shows that while Sanders himself gets zero from health insurance industry, co-sponsors of his bill receive half as much as those who remain on the sideline … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/04/26/22-dems-supporting-sanders-15-minimum-wage-bill-and-24-who-arent Wednesday, April 26, 2017 by Common Dreams “Just a few years ago, if you were to say that we need to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, many people would say, ‘You’re crazy!’” By Deirdre … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/01/03/alongside-sanders-new-york-governor-announces-first-nation-free-tuition-plan Published on Tuesday, January 03, 2017 by Common Dreams ‘Our job is to encourage every person in this country to get all of the education they can, not to punish them for getting that education,’ Sanders says … Continued