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Thankfully, its a lot easier to talk about implementing single-payer than to actually do so.

California is taking a historic step towards universal healthcare with the recent signing of SB 770.

Tuesday's New Hampshire primary represented about as emphatic a rejection as you could imagine of that imposing monolith we've been calling "the establishment." Bernie Sanders certainly felt it. "The people of New Hampshire have sent a profound message to the political establishment, to the economic establishment, and by the way, to the media establishment," he…

Inflation has cooled but food is over 30% more expensive than it was in 2019. High food prices could mean big changes are coming to the grocery industry.

The letter writer says "single payer, cradle to grave health insurance, like every other modern society in the world does, is the only answer."

Single-payer systems create unlimited demand for finite goods and services. This causes massive backlogs and leaves patients stuck waiting for medical care.

Two spine surgeons discuss the competition between private practices and hospitals in their markets.

The New York Times recently had a lengthy article about the profoundly dispiriting effect of the corporate takeover of the majority of U.S. medical practices. This puts profit above patients,

Richard Kim is the executive editor of TheNation.com. He is co-editor, with Betsy Reed, of the New York Times bestselling anthology Going Rouge: Sarah Palin, An American Nightmare. Kim has appeared on MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes, Up with Chris Hayes/Steve Kornacki, Melissa Harris-Perry, CNN, NPR, Al Jazeera, Democracy Now! and other media outlets. He has taught at New York University and Skidmore College. Follow him on Twitter @richardkimnyc.

Medicare for All, whereby the federal government forces everyone into a single government health plan, is antithetical to patients interests.