Author: Ed Schultz

Florida Voters to Decide Fate of Wasserman-Schultz, Tim Canova & Alan Grayson – News With Ed

Florida Voters to Decide Fate of Wasserman-Schultz, Tim Canova & Alan Grayson – News With Ed

Posted by | Aug 30, 2016 | , , |

Voters in Florida are to decide the future of former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz who resigned after the DNC leaks which revealed the party favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders. Her opponent, Tim Canova, has received much of his funding through the so-called Bernie Sanders revolution. Florida voters will also choose between progressive congressman Alan Grayson and establishment favorite Patrick Murphy. For more on this, Mitch Caesar, former Florida Democratic Party Chair and member of the DNC Executive Council, joins ‘News With...

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Dakota Access pipeline threatens water supply of 18 million people – News With Ed

Dakota Access pipeline threatens water supply of 18 million people – News With Ed

Posted by | Aug 25, 2016 | , |

Nearly 100 Native American tribes are supporting the Standing Rock Sioux’s battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party Jane Kleeb tells “News with Ed” that the Dakota Access would cross into the Standing Rock Sioux’s treaty line, and that the pipeline threatens the water supply of 18 million people who rely on the Missouri...

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TPP Number One Issue for Bernie Sanders Movement – News With Ed

TPP Number One Issue for Bernie Sanders Movement – News With Ed

Posted by | Aug 25, 2016 | , |

As supporters of former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders prepare to hold meetings in 2,400 homes across America, President Barack Obama is hard at work trying to implement the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. Larry Cohen, former president of the Communications Workers of America, tells “News with Ed” that the Sanders movement is looking to “take over the [Democratic] party” and fighting against TPP is their “number one...

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Profit-focused Corporations Pulling Out of Obamacare – News With Ed

Profit-focused Corporations Pulling Out of Obamacare – News With Ed

Posted by | Aug 24, 2016 | , |

Aetna, one of the largest healthcare providers in the United States, has announced that it is pulling out of Obamacare in every state except Nebraska, Iowa, Delaware and Virginia. Is this an example of corporate greed or is the Affordable Care Act failed policy? To discuss, health insurance expert and author, Wendell Potter, joins News with Ed and says Aetna is very profitable but doesn’t want to lose money in the short-run and it is “not a big setback” overall for...

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