Ady Barkan, healthcare activist who fought ALS, dies at 39
The Israeli-American lawyer threw his body, quite purposely, into the fight for single-payer health coverage
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Culture How Ady Barkan’s story sparked a movement
Editor’s Note: “Not Going Quietly” is premiering on PBS’ “POV” Monday, Jan. 24 at 10 p.m. To mark it’s TV debut we have republished this interview with director Nicholas Bruckman from August 11, 2021. When Nicholas Bruckman met Ady Barkan in early 2018, he was prepared to be bummed out. Barkan had just confronted then-Senator…
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Life Dying Activist Ady Barkan’s Memoir About ALS Is A Crucial Guide To Life
On the first page of his memoir, Ady Barkan and his wife Rachael King arrive at a hotel for their first night away from their new baby and — despite their nearing dinner reservation — decide to have sex. Days later, Barkan is diagnosed with ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, sometimes known as Lou Gehrig’s disease,…
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Fast Forward WATCH: ‘The Time To Pass Medicare For All Is Now,’ Dying Activist Tells Congress
Activist Ady Barkan testified to the House Rules Committee on Tuesday about the merits of “Medicare for All” healthcare proposals, relying on a synthetic speech machine due to the effects of the progressive neurological disease ALS. Barkan, 35, drew on his family’s own experience fighting health insurance companies for full treatments and paying thousands of…
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Giving His Last Breath To Democracy You’re dying, but Ady Barkan, 34, is dying faster. Maybe there are abnormal cells in your skin; maybe there’s plaque in your interior arteries; maybe you’ll be hit by a car. Ady Barkan’s death is less of a mystery. His motor neurons are dying, melting his muscles and gradually…
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Life Ady Barkan Will Die For Your Sins: Meet The Man Giving His Last Breath To Democracy
You’re dying, but Ady Barkan, 34, is dying faster. Maybe there are abnormal cells in your skin; maybe there’s plaque in your interior arteries; maybe you’ll be hit by a car. Ady Barkan’s death is less of a mystery. His motor neurons are dying, melting his muscles and gradually rendering his body uninhabitable. As he…
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Fast Forward Ady Barkan Is Dedicating His Last Years To ‘Save Our Democracy’
Ady Barkan is a progressive activist who recently released an advertisement endorsing Danny O’Connor, a Democrat running for Congress in Ohio’s 12th District, called “This dying father has a message for Ohio voters”, CNN reported. Barkan’s PAC purchased $100,000 worth of airtime to broadcast it. Barkan was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an incurable neurodegenerative…
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