The VA rigorously trains staff to de-escalate disruptive behavior from veterans. The private sector does not.
privatization
Posted inTAP
The Deeper Airport Disaster
Everything from interminable lines to near-miss collisions and controller burnout predates Trump. It’s a metaphor for the long-term neglect of public systems.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
VA Secretary Collins Is Wrong About Veteran Suicide Prevention Funding
These programs save lives, every day.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Plot to Privatize Veteran Brain Care
The VA has developed elaborate capacity to treat traumatic brain injuries. Billionaires want to divert that funding to their own programs.
Posted inLaw and Justice
ICE Deletes Rape Protection for Trans Immigrants
The agency this month altered more contracts with private prison companies to remove care and protection measures it took advocates years to win.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
A Billionaire Tries Again to Hijack Veterans’ Care
Hedge fund giant Steven Cohen’s first effort to accelerate mental health care privatization failed. His second attempt has begun.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Another Mass Staffing Purge at the VA
Up to 37,000 positions may be dropped, with the VA transformed into a facilitator for outsourcing, sources tell the Prospect.
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The War on Veterans
David speaks with Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early about attacks on veterans’ health care and veterans’ disability benefits.
Posted inLaw and Justice
State and Local Contracts Prop Up For-Profit Prisons
CoreCivic and GEO Group profit from Trump’s immigration policies while also receiving lucrative contracts from state and local governments, including areas controlled by Democrats.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Despite Vow to Protect Health Care for Veterans, VA Losing Doctors and Nurses
Between December 2024 and August 2025, the VA reported a net loss of thousands of health care positions, and advocates report the impact of understaffing, facility closures, and waiting times has been ‘dire.’