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Left-wing US Senator Bernie Sanders tabled new legislation on Tuesday that would provide government health insurance to all citizens.
The proposal by the former presidential hopeful — who lost out to Establishment favourite Hillary Clinton in last year’s Democratic primaries — would effectively expand the present Medicare scheme for pensioners to cover everyone.
Taxes would be determined by income, with the poorest paying nothing but the rich and profitable corporations contributing at higher rates.
ENRIQUE SANTIAGO ROMERO says the Colombian far-right’s election victory is deeply suspect — and the United States has its fingerprints all over it
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a registered nurse and union member, has sparked nationwide protests and renewed calls from National Nurses United to dismantle Ice and related agencies, says MARK GRUENBERG
ANDREW MURRAY looks back on the ignominious career of the former US vice-president, who died earlier this week
Politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come are undermining the raison d’etre of the NHS, argues Dr JOHN PUNTIS