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Tacoma ‘craftivist’ featured in documentary on ‘health care for all’ movement

By Lauren Gallup May 18, 2023

Grassroots craftivist Laura Fielding, who started Red Berets for Medicare for All, knits a beret at Tacoma's Wright Park. Photo by Lauren Gallup.

A new documentary, Healing US, premieres in Tacoma at the Grand Cinema on May 19. The documentary tells the story of the national movement for Medicare for All, where folks are advocating for an universal healthcare system. One of the key players in that story is Laura Fielding, founder of the Red Berets for Medicare for All coalition in Tacoma. Read More

Here’s How Elizabeth Warren’s Campaign Finds $20.5 Trillion To Pay For ‘Medicare For All’

By NPR News November 2, 2019

Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to reporters in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, after releasing her plan to pay for single-payer health care. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Sen. Elizabeth Warren released her plan to pay for single-payer health care without imposing new taxes on the middle class. She's looking to employers and billionaires, in addition to other sources.Read More

Bernie Sanders Defends High Cost Of His ‘Medicaid For All’ Plan

By PBS Newshour October 21, 2019

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign event in West Liberty, Iowa, U.S. September 24, 2019. CREDIT: Joshua Lott/Reuters

In an interview with PBS NewsHour’s anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff, Sanders criticized the current U.S. health care system as “dysfunctional” and said his plan would be less expensive than “if we do nothing.”Read More