Single-payer healthcare gets backing from Medicare’s “creator”
The last surviving "creator" of the original Medicare proposal of 1965 is enthusiastically endorsing Medicare for all.
AFL-CIO to hold regular talks on racism beginning in September
"Since the death of Trayvon Martin, the AFL-CIO has worked to open a constructive dialogue around the role of race."
The push is on to save Social Security, create jobs for youth
Passing the Employ Young Americans Now Act would be an important step in the fight to preserve and expand Social Security.
Today in history: first U.S. postage stamps issued, and what that means
On this date in 1847, the Post Office Department (now called the U.S. Postal Service), issued its first two postage stamps.
