In Vermont, protesters rallied in Burlington on Sunday to show support for Vermont to become the first state to establish a single-payer healthcare system that guarantees coverage to all residents. Mari Cordes is president of the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals.

Mari Cordes, president of the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals: “We are here as healthcare professionals because we absolutely refute the corporate mandate that is stealing lives and stealing livelihood from the middle class and attacking the most vulnerable. So we stand in solidarity with everyone around the world who’s fighting for workers’ rights and for the vulnerable. When we talk about healthcare as a human right and we talk about equity and participation, we mean everybody. It can’t be just white folks like me that get to have it. It means everybody.”