Jan 28, 2021Hey President Biden! The Evidence Keeps Piling UpHey President Biden! The Evidence Keeps Piling Up By Michael Lighty Whether its recent peer-reviewed studies or the Congressional Budget Office showing the savings generated by Medicare for All, or showing the inadequacies of private health insurance, evidence for the effectiveness of “single-payer” healthcare financing continues to grow. We hear…President Biden4 min readPresident Biden4 min read
Apr 28, 2020US Response to COVID Reveals the Country Reagan, the GOP and the Democrats CreatedUS Response to COVID Reveals the Country Reagan, the GOP and the Democrats Created Workers are compelled to go back to work, often for minimum wage. Small businesses cannot get the loans they need because big corporations scooped them up. Hospitals don’t have enough protective equipment for nurses, and sick…Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
Oct 30, 2019DSA and Our Political MomentDSA and Our Political Moment It’s an amazing moment to be a member of the Democratic Socialists of America — 60,000 of us and growing! Long-time democratic socialist Senator Bernie Sanders is the most prominent progressive of our time. Many, if not most people in the US struggle to make…Bernie Sanders2 min readBernie Sanders2 min read
Feb 2, 2019It’s Not a Time for “Can’t”It’s Not a Time for “Can’t” I have a request for the pundits, editorial boards, and especially politicians, seemingly sympathetic to Medicare for All, but who dwell on it’s supposed infeasibility and limitations: please take a time out. When it comes to seeking universal healthcare in the US since the…Healthcare1 min readHealthcare1 min read
Feb 1, 2018The announcement by the CEO’s from JP Morgan Chase, Amazon and Berkshire-Hathaway that they are…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 dealing with healthcare. And should…Healthcare5 min readHealthcare5 min read
Jul 6, 2017Policy Rant: CA SB 562 and Federal WaiversSkeptics of SB 562, the California single-payer bill, latch onto the question of obtaining federal waivers to help fund the new Healthy California Trust Fund, an independent public authority created by SB562 that will guarantee healthcare to all Californians thru single-payer financing. …Healthcare2 min readHealthcare2 min read
