Ady Barkan, Activist Who Used His Illness To Advance Progressive Causes, Dies
After a diagnosis with ALS, Barkan immersed himself in efforts to sink the Trump tax cuts and later, to adopt Medicare for All.
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After a diagnosis with ALS, Barkan immersed himself in efforts to sink the Trump tax cuts and later, to adopt Medicare for All.