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I often get scolded by my Progressive brethren because they believe I should put no effort trying to bring in those on the Right into the fold. That is not what I am attempting, and the Conservatives I talk to know I am not trying to turn them into Democrats. When...

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  • March 5, 2021

Here’s the latest news today out of Iowa: The majority of older Iowans support absentee voting, and many plan on voting absentee this November as the COVID-19 threat persists, according to a new AARP poll. Conducted with Selzer & Company, AARP Iowa polled over 800 registered Iowa voters age 50 and...

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  • July 15, 2020

Received this e-mail from Rep. Joe Kennedy III’s (D, MA-04) U.S. Senate campaign: Health care for all. In the richest nation on Earth, that shouldn’t be too much to ask. We are in the throes of a global pandemic and one thing is clear: Our profit-driven health insurance system is...

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  • May 18, 2020

Medicare For All Is On The Ballot TOMORROW! In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman and Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Donna—your PDA national team. Tell Congress To Enact Medicare For All Donate To Support Our MFA Organizing   This Medicare For All Monday, we...

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  • March 17, 2020

WEDNESDAY! Get On The Call For Medicare For All In solidarity, Dr. Bill Honigman and Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Donna—your PDA national team. Join Our Webinar Wednesday (3/11) To HearHow We’re Going To Enact Medicare For All!   Progressive Democrats of America...

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  • March 9, 2020

This Wednesday! Get On The Call For Medicare For All In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman and Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Donna—your PDA national team. This Coming Wednesday March 11th HearHow We’re Going To Enact Medicare For All!   Progressive Democrats of America...

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  • March 5, 2020

It’s Medicare For All Monday! How Can You Help? In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman and Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Donna—your PDA national team. Tell Congress We Need Medicare For All!   Today, on Medicare For All Monday, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)...

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  • February 24, 2020

President’s Day Marks Over A Century Of Organizing For Medicare For All In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman and Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Donna—your PDA national team. ​ Tell Congress We NeedMedicare For All ASAP!   Today, as we celebrate President’s Day, Progressive...

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  • February 17, 2020

So many different games of the middling sort. From Nikki Haley invoking “liberal socialist” to what ever counts as appeals to “moderates”. Moderates’ fear of extremism and controversy will get more complicated as 2016 will get revisited by the prospect of a contested convention. Salt’s granularity gets more complex rather...

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  • February 12, 2020

Get On Wednesday’s Call For Medicare For All In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman and Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Donna—your PDA national team. ​ Hear How We’re Going To Enact Medicare For All!   Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) resolves to enact single payer...

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  • February 10, 2020

Our New Year’s Resolution: Medicare For All Donate to Our MFA Fund to Support PDAers Demanding Medicare For All In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman and Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Donna—your PDA national team. ​ Our New Year’s Resolution: Enacting Medicare For All!...

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  • January 6, 2020

Have you been to a hospital complex lately? In Houston, they are constantly building them or upgrading them. They are beautiful. But the health care they provide sucks your wealth and our tax dollars. It is an evil enterprise. I owned a software development company. I have always carried my own...

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  • January 5, 2020

Archives Donate to Our MFA Fund to Support PDAers Demanding Medicare For All In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman and Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Donna—your PDA national team. Our New Year’s Resolution: We Need Medicare For All! Today on the last Medicare For...

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  • December 31, 2019

Archives By Donna Smith, Executive Director – Progressive Democrats of America Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All!   We need Improved Medicare For All (MFA). Economists and health policy experts agree: MFA will save 10,000s of lives and 100s of $billions every year. Thanks to your support, Progressive Democrats...

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  • December 23, 2019

Archives In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike H., and Donna—your PDA national team. Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All!   We need Improved Medicare For All (MFA)! Economists and health policy experts agree: MFA will save 10,000s of lives and...

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  • December 18, 2019
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This is why I fully support U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in this primary: Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrapped up a three-day swing through southeast Iowa Monday, focusing on rural parts of the state fewer than two months shy of the caucuses. Warren traversed the southeast corner of Iowa, holding...

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  • December 17, 2019

Archives In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike H., and Donna—your PDA national team. We Need Medicare For All!Find Out How We Will Get It   On Medicare For All Monday, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) renews our call for single payer...

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  • December 9, 2019

Archives In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman and Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Donna—your PDA national team. Join the Medicare For All (MFA)Webinars Tonight and Next Week!   Please join Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) on the next coalition Medicare For All Resolutions webinar...

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  • December 4, 2019

Archives In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman and Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Donna—your PDA national team. ​ Tell Congress: We Demand Medicare For All!   On Medicare For All Monday, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) renews our call for single payer healthcare for...

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  • December 2, 2019

Medicare For All activist, Ady Barkan, who is dying from ALS, released an op-ed piece for The Nation explaining not only why he's endorsing U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in the Democratic Primary but also why he is backing her plan to transition into Medicare For All over U.S....

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  • November 20, 2019

photo: PDAers Demand Medicare For All In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Mike H.—your PDA national team. We Need Medicare For All!   We need Medicare for All, but industry insiders and their allies are spreading disinformation about MFA. Join Progressive...

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  • October 21, 2019

By Donna Smith Fifteen days from now I will know what it’s like to have Medicare coverage. For the past 64 years and 11 months, I have been at the mercy of a for-profit insurance and health system that doesn’t forgive illness or injury and never forgets my age.  Since...

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  • October 17, 2019

Call private health insurance costs “taxes in everything but name.” Analysis: Americans already pay a "gigantic" hidden health-care tax, economists say. The question of who will foot the bill for Medicare-for-all is almost beside the point. https://t.co/12fott4Bqf — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 16, 2019 To some economists, the question...

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  • October 16, 2019

Cable channels and traditional media are saturated with impeachment coverage. Healthcare rates remain unaffordable. We cannot ignore the Medicare for All battle and others. Let's walk, chew gum, read, and think at the same time. When Trump gets impeached, whether removed from office or not, the euphoric sugar high will be short-lived....

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  • October 13, 2019

photo: PDAers Demand Medicare For All In solidarity, Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Mike H.—your PDA national team. Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All!   You’re cordially invited to a Healthcare is a Human Right webinar hosted by Progressive Democrats of...

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  • October 5, 2019

photo: PDAers Demand Medicare For All In solidarity, Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike H., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Mike F., —your PDA national team. Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All!   On this #MedicareForAll (#MFA) Monday, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) wants you to know the...

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  • September 30, 2019

PDAers Demand Medicare For All In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike H., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All!   On this #MedicareForAll (#MFA) Monday during the #ClimateEmergency week of action, we at Progressive Democrats of...

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  • September 23, 2019

The number of dishonest players in the healthcare debate is really depressing, especially for someone like myself who is unemployed and without any health insurance.  And although he is not my first choice, Senator Bernie Sanders was absolutely correct on the corruption surrounding the health care issue, especially to how...

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  • September 13, 2019

photo: PDAers Demand Medicare For All In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike H., and Shayna—your PDA national team. Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All!   Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) is making huge progress on Medicare For All (MFA) working...

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  • September 9, 2019

photo: People’s Assembly in Tampa, FL—Organize One Near You! In solidarity,  Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill for Alan, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. We Need Medicare For All!   There’s still time to get involved in August Actions! Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)...

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  • August 26, 2019

photo: People’s Assembly in Tampa, FL—Organize One Near You! In solidarity,  Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill for Alan, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All!   Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) chose Medicare For All as one of...

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  • August 19, 2019

photo: People’s Assembly in Tampa, Florida In solidarity,  Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill for Alan, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All! You are cordially invited to an important, informative, and interesting Medicare for All Webinar / Conference...

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  • August 12, 2019

Americans Need And Demand Medicare For All In solidarity,  Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill for Alan, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All! Only the Medicare For All Act will guarantee comprehensive high quality healthcare for all of us—mental,...

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  • August 5, 2019

Chris Matthew thought he could corner Senator Elizabeth Warren into providing a video clip to hang her with later. He failed miserably as the Senator completely outsmarted and outlasted the direction he attempted to steer the interview. Senator Elizabeth Warren obliterates Chris Matthews x x YouTube Video Earlier in the...

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  • July 31, 2019

Americans Need And Demand Medicare For All In solidarity,  Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill for Alan, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All!   All unbiased polling shows overwhelming support for Medicare For All (MFA). Progressive Democrats of...

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  • July 29, 2019

photo: PDAers Demand Medicare For All In solidarity,  Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill for Alan, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All! Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) is making huge progress on Medicare For All (MFA) working with...

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  • July 22, 2019

photo: PDA Activists Know Healthcare Is A Human Right Onward to Healthcare Justice!  Mike Hersh for Dr. Bill, Alan, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. We Need Medicare For All!   When one of my loved ones is ill or hurt, the only thing...

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  • July 15, 2019

When one has close friends of all classes, occupations, education, and social status, it is hard during times of flux not to see them all as dependent variables in an equation, even as some of them genuinely believe that they are solely independent variables. To be clear, as I have...

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  • July 14, 2019

I will vote for Amy McGrath, and I have given her money before.  I will support her to the best of my ability.  I want to get all that on the record because I’m going to layout what I think is some caution about her political strategy.  McGrath is going...

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  • July 10, 2019

photo: PDA Florida Activists Demand Medicare For All In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Shayna, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., Dr. Bill, Dan, and Janis—your PDA national team. TONIGHT! Healthcare Not Warfare Call With Code Pink Healthcare Not Warfare is not just a slogan. Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) launched...

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  • July 1, 2019

In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Shayna, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., Dr. Bill, Dan, and Janis—your PDA national team. Defy Trump! Support Opposition!Tell Congress To Investigate Trump This week, 20 Democratic candidates vied to challenge Trump in two nights of debates. Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) activists overwhelmingly voted...

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  • June 29, 2019

photo: PDA Activists Demonstrating For Medicare For All In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Shayna, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., Dr. Bill, Dan, and Janis—your PDA national team. We Need Medicare For All! Learn More:Join The National Strategy Update Call! Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) says, “We need Medicare For...

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  • June 22, 2019

In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Shayna, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., Dr. Bill, Dan, and Janis—your PDA national team. Defy Hate, Denounce War, Demand EqualityIncluding Defending Reproductive Choice! Last week, Trump threatened war against Iran, launched a concerted attack against immigrants, and escalated his assaults against women’s Constitutional rights....

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  • June 22, 2019

photo: PDA Activists Demonstrating For Medicare For All In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All! Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) wholeheartedly supports the Medicare For All Act because this legislation...

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  • June 17, 2019

In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Shayna, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., Dr. Bill, Dan, and Janis—your PDA national team. Tell Congress We Demand EqualityIncluding Full Reproductive Choice! Last week, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) activists rocked the California Democratic Convention, rallied for Medicare For All and packed the Ways...

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  • June 15, 2019

photo: PDA Demonstrating For Medicare For All In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. Two Webinars Tomorrow! Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) supports the Medicare For All Act because this legislation will provide comprehensive healthcare for all...

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  • June 11, 2019

photo: Doctors Demonstrating For Medicare For All In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. Tell Congress: We Need Medicare For All! Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) is making huge progress on Medicare For All (MFA) working with...

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  • June 10, 2019

photo: PDA California Convention Wrap Up: More Details Soon! In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Shayna, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., Dr. Bill, Dan, and Janis—your PDA national team. PDA Makes Sure Your Voice Is Heard   Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) organized with our California partners PDA-CA at last...

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  • June 8, 2019

photo: Heroic Activist Ady Barken Testifies to the Rules CommitteeCo-lead MFA Sponsor Rep. Jayapal (L) Looks On in Support In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. Tell Congress: Pass Medicare For All! All over the United States...

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  • June 3, 2019

Pitch In To Help PDA Make It Easy To Contact Congress In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Shayna, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., Dr. Bill, Dan, and Janis—your PDA national team. PDA Makes Sure Your Voice Is Heard Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) is working closely with our coalition partners...

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  • June 1, 2019
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