Ady Barkan is dying of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the progressive neurodegenerative disease known as ALS. The father, former lawyer, and self-made activist is losing control of his motor functions ...
Ady Barkan will address the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday evening — a prime speaking slot that reflects the influence and prominence of someone who Politico called “the most powerful ...
Attorney and liberal activist Ady Barkan has died. Ady Barkan, a progressive activist and attorney who used his years-long struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to call for the protection and ...
Barkan was diagnosed with ALS in 2016 and said his illness clarified the ‘cruelty of our profit-driven system’ Ady Barkan, an attorney and healthcare activist whose journey with motor neuron disease ...
LOS ANGELES -- 2020 was a year that shed light on disparities and inequities that affect the most vulnerable communities in our nation. Movements across the country sparked conversations about the ...
Ady Barkan speaks at the premiere of his documentary Not Going Quietly in August 2021 in Los Angeles. Ady Barkan, the progressive attorney and activist who grew to prominence campaigning for health ...
As his ALS intensifies, the prominent single-payer activist is finding new ways to influence the politics of health care. It’s a typically perfect day in Santa Barbara, endless blue sky above the ...
Since the 2016 election, we’ve seen the emergence of activists and politicians with the tenacity to fight Trump and the GOP’s austere vision of the world with bold and egalitarian ideas of their own.
Ady Barkan will address the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday evening — a prime speaking slot that reflects the influence and prominence of someone who Politico called “the most powerful ...