However, greater access to both,for more and more people, has led to radically positive consequences for social mobility and economic change. In America, however, if you’re a proponent of greater access to healthcare or education, you’re almost an enemy of the state. You begin to notice your fellow citizens using the term ‘far left’ to deride people who support greater access to education and health. Access to education and healthcare are the real tides that lift many boats. But we all benefit from greater access to education, health, and unbiased information; the boring stuff that would never make a tweet go viral.

Source: Irish Examiner July 19, 2019 23:03 UTC