by Cherie Mortice | Aug 30, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Health, I Speak, Rural
Last week I took over the lobby of the Master Builders of Iowa in Des Moines with 30 other members of Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement Action, the largest progressive organization in our state, with members in all of our 99 counties. Why, you might ask, did...
by Sameena Mustafa | Aug 28, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Health
Seniors chanting “Get out of the way!” as they hold cardboard tombstones might not seem like a challenge to the largest physicians’ group in the United States. But in 78-year-old Reggie Griffin, the American Medical Association met their match. “The time is up for us...
by Connie Huynh | Aug 22, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Health
From Connecticut to Washington, New York and West Virginia, People's Action members rallied across the nation this Tuesday to demand that Congress and Trump put #PeopleOverPharma profits. Twelve People’s Action member groups participated in the events, which were part...
by Tim Wilkins | Aug 16, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Health
In a major step forward in the fight for universal health care, the American Medical Association (AMA) has quietly pulled out of a lobbying group that seeks to undermine the growing support for Medicare For All. “The AMA has made the right - if overdue - call by...
by Ahniah Selene | Jul 30, 2019 | Featured, Health
I’m Ahniah Selene, and I live in Boise, Idaho. I’m also a proud board member of United Vision for Idaho, part of the People’s Action family of grassroots groups. On this day 54 years ago we won Medicare, which opened the door to the comprehensive health care we all...
by Lyn Carver | Jul 29, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Health
Lyn Carver, a member of Down Home North Carolina and People's Action, shared this testimony on Capitol Hill in a press conference with diabetic patients and progressive lawmakers to demand lower prices for prescription drugs. I find myself very grateful that I’m a...
