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re the anecdote Dayne passed along (snipped quote below): Tony Mazzocchi often used that story as evidence of the need for a Labor Party. And health care was always at the center of the Party's activities. IMO the corona virus catastrophe could put independent political action back on the agenda, as unions and allies fight to make the bosses pay for the crisis. Dayne wrote: "It was evident Hillary is thinking a lot about politics. Can you realistically tell me, she asked, that there are any big powers that support single-payer and that can take on the insurance industry’s lobbying and advertising budget? “I said, ‘About 70 percent of the U.S. people favor something like a single-payer system,’” Himmelstein recalls. “‘With presidential leadership that can be an overwhelming force.’ She said, ‘David, tell me something interesting.’” _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com