Last week, 1,500 unionized nurses gathered in a large conference room at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco to cheer for a cause they’ve championed for years: Medicare for All.
Considered a radical and even fringe idea for decades, interest in sweeping healthcare reform has surged as progressive Democrats have won a series of primary victories before November’s crucial midterm elections. Most prominent among its advocates is Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic US Senate nominee from Michigan, who took the lectern before the nurses.
