Bernie Sanders Wants Citizens to Co-Sponsor His New Medicare-for-All Bill

Bernie turns it up on health care: Bernie Sanders has a become a symbol of progressive politics and now he's asking for the help of the people to co-sign his latest endeavor. On Sunday, the Vermont senator announced plans via email for an upcoming "Medicare-for-all" proposal and yet-to-be-introduced bill that would guarantee health care as a right rather than a privilege*. The proposal from Sanders when introduced would be just weeks after GOP senators failed to repeal and replace Obamacare despite multiple attempts. Senator Sanders has asked the public to become citizen co-sponsors of his new legislation.

Here's where you can learn more about what the Bern is proposing.

Squadron down: New York State Senator Daniel Squadron will resign from his position in the state assembly because he says he's fed up with government corruption. For nine years, Squadron has the served the 26th District, which is comprised of lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn waterfront. Come November, residents of the 26th District will vote on a replacement and candidates are already vying for Squadron's old office. Although he has stepped down from public service, Squadron is working on a national effort to promote democratic issues and candidates.

Fighting fire with fire: Facebook is trying to end its fake news problem following the role it played in spreading misinformation during the 2016 US presidential election. Since 2013, the Facebook News Feed has had a "Related Articles" feature that helps users discover more stories based on content that they've shown an interest in reading. However, the company got a lot of flack for the fake news that would pop-up in the Related Articles area.

In April, the company made an announcement that they were fixing the Related Articles feature to include fact-checked stories from a third-party source. Also, these suggested stories would link to different angles that could give users a more objective news experience. Last week, the company released an update about success of their findings are now rolling out the new feature more broadly in the US, Germany, France and the Netherlands.

The toll of extremism: On Saturday a mosque in Minnesota was bombed while people were inside attending a worship service. Governor Mark Dayton (D) has called the incident an act of terrorism, and both the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating the tragedy.

Data from the Council of American Islamic Relations approximated that during the first three months of 2017 there was an assault on a US mosque every 2.5 days. If you want to end Islamophobia, then support the work of the Council of American Islamic Relations, a US Muslim advocacy organization. Find out more about you can get involved through volunteering or donations.

The concrete jungle: The UN's Sustainable Development Solutions Network has released a new report on where the 100 most populated US cities rank in terms of sustainability. The report is based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index that scores locales on criteria like quality-of-life, economic opportunity and environmental management. The focus is on cities because the majority of Americans live in urban areas, some of which are experience the extreme effects of climate change and other environmental disasters. The SDGs provide a framework for how US cities can integrate social, economic and environmental interests all at once. Check out where your city stands in the rankings. *Correction 8/10/17: A previous version of this post indicated Bernie Sanders announced a proposal for his "Medicare for All" bill, when in fact he announced via email that he would issue the proposal for the bill. We regret the error.