Michael Lighty is a consultant with the National Union of Healthcare Workers and a Healthy California NOW leader. He previously served as the Director of Public Policy for National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association.

Viewpoint
States Now Hold the Key to Making Medicare for All a Reality
With action stalled at the national level, local elected officials and movement organizers have joined forces to enact single-payer healthcare.

Viewpoint
How to Win Medicare for All Under President Biden
With a Democratic White House and Congress, we have an opportunity to organize like never before to finally achieve a universal, single-payer healthcare system. Let’s seize it.

Labor
Can Medicare for All Be the Next $15 an Hour? It’s Up To the Labor Movement.