The profanity-inducing U.S. healthcare system continues to be a cash cow for corporations and investors at the expense of delivering quality healthcare for everyone. The latest episode of On Strike! looks at an oft-dangled solution that’s always seemingly just out of reach.
"So, what happened to Medicare for All? Three years since Bernie dropped out and six years since AOC was elected, Americans are sicker than ever, yet these self-described progressives have gone silent on Medicare for All. They have not once brought Medicare for All for a vote, called for a single mass rally, or used the balance of power they held in the house for 2 years to fight for it.
"Meanwhile, last year in California, the Medicare for All movement in CA led by National Nurses United was killed by Democrats and business unionist leaders.
"What lessons can we draw from these betrayals? How have working people in other countries won their public healthcare systems? What is the strategy to win Medicare for All in the United States?"