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Amy Vilela – Candidate for the People
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12/5 News Roundup – Carina Driscoll Announces Run for Burlington Mayor, Net Neutrality Protests Planned Nationwide & More
Bernie Sanders’ Stepdaughter Runs For His Old Mayor’s Job
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ stepdaughter announced Monday that she is running for mayor of Burlington, Vermont, following in the footsteps of the independent senator and former presidential candidate who launched his political career from the office.
Carina Driscoll, 43, said she will run as an independent in the March election against incumbent Mayor Miro Weinberger, a Democrat, saying she will work to bring Burlington “to again be that vibrant, forward-thinking city where we are all so proud to live.”
“I feel like we need to bring some new leadership into city hall and we need to change the trajectory we’re on,” Driscoll said from her office at the Vermont Woodworking School in Fairfax, which she founded. “And I really feel we need to bring people together again and have mutually respectful challenging conversations and consult with people throughout the city about the right direction for Burlington in a way that I think we’ve been failing to do.”
She cited the handling of the sale of the city’s Burlington Telecom utility, saying that there wasn’t enough opportunity for public input.
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Sanders said he and his wife, Jane, are very proud of Carina and all her accomplishments and want to be respectful of her desire to do this on her own.
“So, today is Carina’s day and her words and her ideas should be the focus, not anyone else’s,” he said in a statement.
“I certainly am walking in his footsteps but I definitely am on my own path,” Driscoll said.
Great Community Action Potluck tonight with #btv residents & @RightsVT Thank you to everyone who shared their excitement about our campaign! #vtpoli #btvcc pic.twitter.com/UVg3NJGIGB
— Carina Driscoll (@CarinaDriscoll) December 5, 2017
More News/Videos/Etc. in the comments, including:
*Top Legal Minds, Elected Officials, Democracy Reform Leaders, And Citizen Leaders Join In An 18-Month-Long Deliberative Project To Write And Vet The 28th Amendment
*Sanders seeks students input on post-high school goals
*Trump White House Weighing Plans for Private Spies to Counter “Deep State” Enemies
*Oceans under greatest threat in history, warns Sir David Attenborough
*10 Reasons to Revive the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign
*Pipeline News, Water Protector Updates & More
Watch: Justice Democrat Challenging Rep. That Ignored Daughter’s Death
Shalynne’s Story – Why We Need Medicare For All
From Amy For The People (NV-04):
I have been advocating non-stop for healthcare across Nevada, as well as across the nation. I’ve been telling the story of my daughter, Shalynne. Two years ago, Shalynne went to the emergency room with nearly all the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of a blood clot. Because she was unable to provide proof of health insurance, she was denied the appropriate care, which ultimately led to her dying in my arms of a pulmonary embolism.
Her death at the hands of our Nation’s barbaric, profit-driven healthcare system, tragically, is an all too familiar story. The fight, not only against repealing the ACA, but for expanded and improved Medicare for All has become my calling. I didn’t choose this fight, it chose me.
I’m tired of witnessing self-proclaimed progressive congressman regurgitating the same old corporatist rhetoric, circumventing the real reason our healthcare system is failing Americans: profit.
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8/24 News Roundup – Bernie’s Detroit Speech, Woodfin’s Runoff, Abdul El-Sayed For Michigan, Nina Turner Talks w/ Bill Press & More
Good morning friends! In this yet to be news roundup:
*Video Of Bernie Speaking In Detroit
*Shailene Woodley Feeling Inspired To Run For Congress
*Nina Turner On The Bill Press Show
*The latest pipeline/water protector updates
*Exxon Knew & misled about climate threat for decades
& Plenty more.
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Continue reading →8/3 News Roundup – Sanders On Supporting Nissan Workers’ Fight To Unionize, Bernie’s Medicare For All Digital Campaign & More
Today’s news roundup/open thread includes:
*Bernie’s Op-Ed on supporting Nissan workers’ fight for the right to unionize.
*Bernie’s Medicare-For-All Digital Campaign
*Tim Canova Responds to the DWS IT Scandal
*Jimmy Dore on the Democratic establishment’s scheming
*Cory Booker’s Marijuana Bill
*The latest pipeline/environmental/Water protector updates
& More
7/20 News Roundup – Amy Vilela’s Campaign For Congress, Sanders’ Appearance On ‘The View’ & More
I have recently been advocating non-stop for healthcare across Nevada, as well as across the nation. I’ve been telling the story of my daughter, Shalynne. Two years ago, Shalynne went to the emergency room with nearly all the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of a blood clot. Because she was unable to provide proof of health insurance, she was denied the appropriate care, which ultimately led to her dying in my arms of a pulmonary embolism.
Her death at the hands of our Nation’s barbaric, profit-driven healthcare system, tragically, is a all too familiar story. The fight, not only against repealing the ACA, but for expanded and improved Medicare for All has become my calling. I didn’t choose this fight, it chose me.
I’m tired of witnessing self-proclaimed progressive congressman regurgitating the same old corporatist rhetoric, circumventing the real reason our healthcare system is failing Americans: profit.
As a business woman, I understand all too well that insurance and pharmaceutical companies are solely motivated by profit margins. But I’m not just business woman. I am a human, a grieving mother, a Nevadan, and, now, an activist. I know that healthcare is a human right, not just another consumer product. In order to ensure that all Americans have quality, comprehensive healthcare, we must remove profit motive from the equation. We must fight loudly and proudly for Medicare for All, and I intend to bring this fight all the way to Washington.
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