Ady Barkan, a well-known activist who campaigned for 'Medicare for All' while struggling...
Ady Barkan, a well-known activist who campaigned for 'Medicare for All' while struggling with the terminal neurodegenerative disease ALS, has died. He was 39. His death was announced Wednesday by Be a Hero, a political organization that he co-founded in 2018. Barkan died of complications of ALS at about 6 p.m. local time at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, the group said.
Before ALS, Barkan was an energetic but relatively anonymous foot soldier for progressive causes like rights for immigrants and workers, ending mass incarceration and reforming the Federal Reserve. After getting sick, he became a hero of the left: Politico called him 'the most powerful activist in America,' and he became a social media star. He was adept at attracting public attention to his progressive causes. On an airplane in 2017, he confronted Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.
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