personal stories
Only way to go: Single-payer healthcare gave me back my life
April 14, 2021I have personal experience with single-payer health care, directly contrasting treatment for the same medical diagnosis under the U.S. for-profit private insurance formula with Canada’s single-payer paradigm.
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Anita Torrez, Southwestern labor leader and Communist activist, dies at 94
February 4, 2021Spent a lifetime in the struggles for economic justice and an end to discrimination.
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‘The Franchise’ Tom Seaver, heart and mighty arm of the ’69 Miracle Mets
September 3, 2020Tom Seaver transformed a franchise and captivated a city, setting enduring standards as he whipped his powerful right arm overhead for the Miracle Mets.
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Eric the Clapper tells us why he claps
July 17, 2020“Did you clap tonight?” my faraway husband in Mexico asks me almost every evening when we talk.
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Imogene Williams, 89; A gentle soul with an iron will
July 1, 2020Imogene Williams, a gentle soul with an iron will to win progressive change died peacefully at her home surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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