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The Nation article:
Without Medicare for All, This Isn't 'the Boldest Democratic Platform in American History'
By John Nichols700 Democratic delegates signal they will oppose a platform that fails to renew the party’s commitment to establish a national health care system.
The proposed platform also pulls its punches on a host of other issues, from marijuana legalization, an end to qualified immunity for police officers, the placing of conditions on aid to Israel, a federal jobs guarantee, and a comprehensive approach to developing and implementing a Green New Deal.
Norman Solomon, a Sanders delegate and the national director of RootsAction.org, says,---