#469 : Doctors take a stand for single payer health care.

Published: March 2, 2020, 10:52 p.m.

Doctors take a stand for single payer health care. How Donald Trump is unmaking the presidency. Plus Bill Press on the state of America’s labor movement.

 

Why doctors are leading a movement to cover medical care for all Americans.Donald Trump’s lasting impact on the highest office in the land. Plus Bill Press talks with Stephen Greenhouse, author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor.

 

Susan Rogers

As a physician, Dr. Susan Rogers knows well the daily failures of a profit driven health care system and the inequities it creates. That’s why she says only a single payer system can provide the kind of health care all Americans deserve.

 

Benjamin Wittes

A new book from Benjamin Wittes and co-author Susan Hennessey offers a piercing analysis of Donald Trump’s presidency and a compelling argument that he is transforming the nature of the office.  Wittes says that as Trump continues to put his personal interest ahead of the public good, the future of democratic governance is at risk.

 

Steven Greenhouse

Are unions making a comeback? Bill Press talks about the past, present, and future of American labor with Steven Greenhouse, author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor.  If you'd like to hear the entire interview, visit BillPressPods.com.

 

Jim Hightower

Will Democrats Be Democrats, or Fraidy Cats?