The Trump administration has denied legally obligated funds to thousands of organizations dependent on federal grants, causing layoffs, service cuts, and mass anxiety.
Health & Social Policy
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Environmental Protection Agency in Name Only
The Trump administration is racing to revoke the cornerstone of U.S. climate regulation by the end of the year. Environmental groups have vowed to fight back.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Illusion of Choice
Republicans say that VA patients can get equivalent private-sector care anywhere in the U.S. Here’s a 50-state reality check.
Posted inTAP
The NIH Funding Wars
Today on TAP: Are Republican senators more loyal to Trump, or to their home-state economies?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
COVID Contrarians Are Wrong About Sweden
Trying to ‘let it rip’ in early 2020 was a disaster.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Do SNAP Food Restrictions Help Health, or Punish Poor People?
Indiana is among several states restricting the purchase of sugary foods with nutrition assistance funds.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Privatizing Veterans’ Health Care Will Be a Disaster
Thousands of VA health care workers have been fired. Private-sector replacements will be worse.
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Shredding the Safety Net, but Hey, New Coke!
On our live show, David and Emma Janssen discuss the ways Republicans try to stealthily cut down social services, the Make America Healthy Again movement, and more.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Truckers and Environmentalists Unite Against Fracking
A new alliance has been formed to protect both workers and the land of the Ohio River Valley.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Cane Sugar in Coke Will Not Save Us
Big food and drink companies know exactly how to play Trump and RFK Jr.