Unionists, retirees to lead mass pro-Medicare rallies on July 30
Unions also want to use the rallies to again push for "Medicare for all," namely government-run single-payer national health insurance.
Today in history: North Carolina’s Moral Monday launched in 2013
On this date in 2013, the first Moral Monday was held in Raleigh, the North Carolina state capital.
Today in women's history: Social reformer Lillian Wald born in 1867
Founder of the Henry Street Settlement House in Lower Manhattan, Lillian Wald was born March 10, 1867, in Cincinnati to a family of German Jewish professionals.
Latest GOP challenge to Obamacare reaches Supreme Court
If the court majority rules for the four plaintiffs, over 9 million working Americans could lose access to affordable health insurance.
D.C. hospital nurses campaign vs. short-staffing, for better patient care
"Since there are not enough nurses to safely staff the current ER, how are we going to provide quality care for more patients in an expanded ER?"
Retirees fight GOP vouchers as Medicare and Medicaid turn 49
ARA spearheaded protests at offices of Republicanz in Congress who want to turn Medicare into a voucher program and increase the eligibility age.
Elizabeth Warren stumps for Tennant in West Virginia
Ms. Tennant is in a tight race with outgoing Republican Congresswoman Shelly Moore Capito for the seat. The race could be a decisive one in this year's national battle for control of the U.S. Senate.
Nurses give qualified support to Sanders-McCain VA proposal
"While Congress has spent billions on wars and conflicts over the past few years, not enough has been spent to care for service members returning from them."
High point of the week: House votes to end medical pot crackdowns
The somewhat surprising 219-189 vote came as the House debated a bill funding the Justice Department's budget. The measure now heads to the Democratic Senate.
Closing wealth gap tops Obama’s State of the Union
President Obama, in his 2014 State of the Union speech here last night, defined narrowing of the unprecedented wealth gap in America as a major task facing the nation.
