Trump’s plans to undercut, privatize vets’ medical care By John Ketwig Veterans who get their health care from “The VA,” actually the cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs, need to be aware that the Trump administration…
By Monique Simone Shaw I want for my daughters what we all want for the generations to come—a future where they are safe, healthy, and free to pursue their dreams and build families if and…
2024 Data Indicates By Jessica Mason Pieklo One thing about abortion providers is that they are astonishingly good at delivering care to patients, even in the most hostile climates. That’s a truth born out in…
Faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times By Samantha Rosenthal Editors Note: March 31 was International Transgender Day of Visibility. Presently, transgender rights are under political attack throughout the United…
Not More Health Care? Commentary by Katerina Canyon We already have the money for social programs. We just choose to spend it on war instead of on people. On March 17, 2025, DefenseScoop reported that…
And why that threatens everyone By Sara Novicć Twelve days before Donald Trump took office, Charlie Kirk, media personality and rightwing activist, complained on his eponymous show about the presence of American Sign Language (ASL)…
‘Seniors 4 Better Care’ is a front for pharma lobby By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge If you’re breezing across YouTube videos and podcasts these days, you’ve probably come across ads that warn vaguely…
Medical Debt—But It’s Not Enough By Noam Levy Undue Medical Debt, which buys patient debt, is retiring $30 billion worth of unpaid bills in a single transaction with Pendrick Capital Partners, a Virginia-based debt trading…
DOGE cuts staff responsible for FOIA requests By: Reshma Ramachandran Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025,…
The rising danger of the global submarine nuclear arms race By Lynda Williams Right now, beneath the world’s oceans, approximately 30 nuclear-armed submarines patrol silently, virtually undetectable. These submarines represent humanity’s deadliest doomsday machines: stealthy,…