Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

“Grassroots Pressure” Propels Single Payer
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
19 Sep 2017
🖨️ Print Article

The endorsement of Bernie Sanders Medicare For All bill by 15 Democratic senators is “the result of direct, grassroots pressures,” said Dr. Margaret Flowers, of Health Over Profits. Flowers said Sanders’ bill is strong on women’s reproductive rights but weaker on issue of long term care.

Medicare For All
single payer

Related Podcasts

Biden and Trump Not That Different on the Issues
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Biden and Trump Not That Different on the Issues
15 December 2020
President-elect Joe Biden “is not even giving a nod and a wink” to Medicare for All, despite its huge popularity among both Democrats and Republica
Support for Medicare for All is a “National Consensus”
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Support for Medicare for All is a “National Consensus”
10 December 2019
“When an issue gets to the point where it has a national consensus behind it,” as does Medicare for All, “the people who profit from the system wil
Dr. Margaret Flowers
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Doctors Back Single Payer
22 August 2017
A new survey shows 56 percent of U.S. doctors now favor establishment of a single payer healthcare system.

More Stories


  • BAR Book Forum: Mercy Romero’s “Toward Camden”
    Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
    BAR Book Forum: Mercy Romero’s “Toward Camden”
    27 Apr 2022
    In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Mercy Romero. Romero is Associate Professor of American Literature and American…
  • BAR Book Forum: Treva B. Lindsey’s “America, Goddam”
    Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
    BAR Book Forum: Treva B. Lindsey’s “America, Goddam”
    27 Apr 2022
    In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Treva B. Lindsey. Lindsey is Associate Professor in the Women's, Gender, and…
  • The Little-Known International Charter At The Center of Ukraine War and China's Future Defense
    Jacqueline Luqman
    The Little-Known International Charter At The Center of Ukraine War and China's Future Defense
    27 Apr 2022
    The U.S. talks about "rule based order" because international law is not on its side. The OSCE 1999 Charter explains why the Biden administration would rather make up a new phrase out of whole cloth…
  • Imperialism
    John Parker
    Imperialism
    27 Apr 2022
    The word imperialism has been used and misused often as the crisis in Ukraine continues. An understanding of its meaning is important in any analysis.
  • The Nuclear Threat From Beyond the Ideological Compass
    Jeremy Miller
    The Nuclear Threat From Beyond the Ideological Compass
    27 Apr 2022
    The expiration of nuclear treaties between the U.S. and Russia mean that conventional wars bring a risk of nuclear weapons use.
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us