2-If we can’t expect these stalwarts to start the counterattack that will save lives, save trillions of dollars over the years, focus on prevention not just treatment, & diminish the anxiety, dread, & fear, that the citizens of Canada and other western nations do not experience
1-Kshama Sawant was THE driving force in getting $15 min wage in Seattle!The driving force was Kshama Sawant,an avowed socialist who voters elected to the City Council last November on a platform to raise the minimum wage and taxes on the wealthy
2-She and her political party, Socialist Alternative, mobilized pressure for a wage bill. They fought opponents for months, parrying attempts to block the increase. vice.com/en/article/xwpmwd/h…
@RalphNader Bernie Sanders,Chairman of the powerful Senate Budget Committee,announces 5 major hearings.Not one includes single payer health insurance—his trademark presidential campaign demand.That means Sanders has given up on Democrats in the Senate & the House for this session