Virus Claims First Fatality in U.S.; Washington State Declares Emergency

ANDREW SELSKY / The Associated Press Feb 29, 2020 A growing number of unexplained COVID-19 infections has West Coast health officials worrying about how far the coronavirus will spread. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Faces Questions About Political Future

STEVE PEOPLES / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2019 After a series of allegations against his former staffers, allies are contemplating the possibility of a 2020 campaign without him. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kirstjen Nielsen’s Statement on Migrant Child’s Death Incites Outrage

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Dec 27, 2018 The homeland security secretary has refused to accept responsibility, instead blaming "open borders" advocates and the child's own parents. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Introduces Medicare for All Act (Video)

Emma Niles / Truthdig Sep 13, 2017 The Vermont senator, joined by Democratic co-sponsors, shares details of his widely anticipated health care proposal on Facebook. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Nurses Won’t Back Down in Fight for Single-Payer in California

By RoseAnn DeMoro / Common Dreams Jul 15, 2017 The National Nurses United union's seminal fight for California's SB 562 reflects a national struggle for social change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why California’s Single-Payer ‘Shell Bill’ Was Doomed From the Start

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2017 The Intercept explains how supporters of California's SB 562, recently shelved by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, are "hiding the realities of California’s woeful political structure." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Head of National Nurses United Encourages Bernie Sanders to Start a People’s Party

By Medea Benjamin Jun 13, 2017 The nurses in RoseAnn DeMoro's union are heavyweights in the progressive world. Can she get her organization to back a new party and leverage that to get other institutions on board? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Is Rallying Supporters for a ‘Pivotal Moment’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2017 The Vermont senator will address progressive activists at the labor-sponsored People's Summit in Chicago on Saturday night. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

California’s ‘Medicare-for-All’ Plan Clears State Senate

By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Jun 3, 2017 The bill, which would create the first state-level single-payer health care system in the U.S., is hailed as a major step in creating a proving ground for a national program. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Medicare-for-All Advocates Rally Nationwide

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Apr 9, 2017 The Campaign for Guaranteed Healthcare, a coalition that believes access to health care is "basic to human dignity," coordinates events. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Supporters Plan a Next Step for the Progressive Movement

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2016 Sanders supporters are planning an event called the People’s Summit for late June in Chicago, days after the final primary. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Members of Unions and Progressive Groups Back Sanders. When the Chiefs Pick, Clinton Gets the Nod.

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 22, 2016 Every major union or progressive group that let its members decide the organization's endorsement in the Democratic presidential primary campaign has selected Bernie Sanders, while all of Hillary Clinton’s major endorsements have come from groups in which the leadership decides. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )