mRNA technology saved America’s bacon in 2020. Now RFK Jr. is defunding it.
Ryan Cooper
Ryan Cooper is a senior editor at The American Prospect, and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics. He was previously a national correspondent for The Week. His work has also appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, and Current Affairs.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Republicans Are Terrified of Nonexistent Crime
They need an excuse to violently subjugate liberal cities.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Bleak Future of Trumponomics
Donald Trump is destroying the world’s faith in America and the dollar. We will pay dearly for that.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
COVID Contrarians Are Wrong About Sweden
Trying to ‘let it rip’ in early 2020 was a disaster.
Posted inTAP
‘Trump Accounts’ Cannot Possibly Replace Social Security
Today on TAP: This is just another tax break for the rich.
Posted inVideos
Donald Trump Is Destroying American Manufacturing
Joe Biden brought factories and jobs back with his climate program. Then Trump repealed it.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
There’s a Far Cheaper Way to Do Rooftop Solar
You don’t have to pay for contractors or a grid hookup.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Israel’s Endgame Is Obliterating Palestine
Gaza is being deliberately starved. The West Bank is next.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Can the American Battery Industry Survive Trump?
For solar and grid storage, it’s a race between technological progress and Republican malice.
Posted inPolitics
Epstein Signals the End of Donald Trump’s Crackerjack Crisis Management Style
For a decade, his chump fan base automatically believed his lies—until now.