Trump Did Us All a Favor: He Helped Us Agree That Health Care Is a Right

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2017 Trumpcare has turned single-payer opponents into unwitting proponents; nonpartisan journalism may be on its way out, and maybe that's a good thing. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Voters Are Fired Up for a Single-Payer System, Creating a Dilemma for Democrats

By Margaret Flowers / Health Over Profit Jun 8, 2017 Across the country, the message is clear that the public supports "Medicare for all." So why do the leaders of the Democratic Party balk at getting on board? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Is Health Care ‘the Military-Industrial Complex of the 21st Century’?

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2017 American corporations would benefit from single-payer health care, so why do so few support implementing Medicare for all? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nearly Half of Doctors in LinkedIn Poll Back Single-Payer Health Care

By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet Apr 10, 2017 Many said they would accept earning less if it meant less insurance bureaucracy, more time with patients and a clearer conscience as a result, the networking site reports. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Finds Common Ground in Trump Country

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams Mar 15, 2017 In rural West Virginia, supporters of Donald Trump cheer the progressive senator's call for universal health care. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why a Single-Payer Health Care System Is Inevitable

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Aug 23, 2016 Our real health care choice is either a hugely expensive, for-profit oligopoly or a government-run, single-payer system—like those in place in almost every other advanced economy. Our real health care choice is either a hugely expensive, for-profit oligopoly or a government-run, single-payer system—like those in place in almost every other advanced economy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Aetna Shows Why We Need a Single-Payer System

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Aug 17, 2016 The decision by the giant insurer to bail out from 11 of the 15 states where it sells Obamacare plans provides the best argument for changing our approach to health care in America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘We Need Fundamental Changes’: U.S. Doctors Call for Universal Healthcare

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2016 More than 2,000 American physicians say the Affordable Care Act doesn't go far enough and are calling for a single-payer system similar to Canada’s. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why the Critics of Bernienomics Are Just Plain Wrong

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 3, 2016 Not a day goes by, it seems, without the mainstream media bashing Bernie Sanders’ economic plan and quoting certain economists as saying his numbers don’t add up. They’re wrong. You need to know the truth, and spread it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’ Run Is No Fairy Tale

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 15, 2016 If you thought the political landscape couldn't be more unsettled, think again. Hillary Clinton now faces not a coronation, not a cakewalk, but a contest -- one she could lose. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is Universal Health Care Too Radical for Americans?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2014 Although the country's views have progressed in terms of gay rights and race, universal health care isn't something Americans can get used to; a company in Japan offers people weddings to themselves; meanwhile, a confession by former officer Darren Wilson's prosecutor may be cause to reopen the Ferguson case. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Michael Moore: Obamacare ‘Awful’ and a ‘Godsend’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 2, 2014 "That is the dirty little secret many liberals have avoided saying out loud for fear of aiding the president’s enemies, at a time when the ideal of universal health care needed all the support it could get," the filmmaker and activist writes in The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )