The proposal to reorganize the Veterans Health Administration would centralize power at the top and cause a multitude of problems, critics argue.
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
VA Secretary Collins Is Wrong About Veteran Suicide Prevention Funding
These programs save lives, every day.
Posted inPolitics
Whitening American History
Trump’s efforts to remove Black people from America’s story have been countered by scholars, activists, judges—and history itself.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How Trump Put Veteran Care in Crisis
Thousands of staff have left the health care side of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and those who remain are approaching burnout.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
DOGE Lives On Through Russell Vought
Trump’s White House OMB director has quietly institutionalized the government demolition agenda set in motion by Elon Musk’s wrecking crew.
Posted inTAP
King Trump Day
If you are Donald Trump, how do you acknowledge Martin Luther King Jr.? You can’t very well issue a celebratory proclamation, since Dr. King was the epitome of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Posted inEducation in America
The Student Loan Report the Trump Administration Didn’t Want Published
Read the CFPB report the Trump administration cut and scrubbed, which includes information on a higher-education surveillance pricing scheme.
Posted inTransportation
Air Safety Already Had Gaps. Then the Shutdown Came.
During the recent government shutdown, the national conversation about flying safety focused solely on FAA air traffic controllers and TSA screeners. Few people seemed aware that thousands of other federal watchdogs spent six weeks on their couches.
Posted inEducation in America
The Trump Administration Plot to Destroy Public Education
Officials claim that dismantling the Department of Education will improve efficiency. It isn’t true.
Posted inEducation in America
Fearing for the Future of Special Education
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act turns 50 with educators and activists fighting to preserve the landmark achievement.