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VA Research Funding Slashed

1 month 1 week ago
Though not as prominent as the NIH, VA researchers play a major role in advancing basic health science. Hundreds of projects have been cut.
Suzanne Gordon

Not So Fast on Ukraine

1 month 1 week ago
Today on TAP: Trump’s pitiful pivot to Putin has awakened two sleeping giants—Republican opposition and European unity.
Robert Kuttner

The Coup Has Failed

1 month 1 week ago
Trump’s falling approval ratings reveal an out-of-touch presidency, and have given space for allies to turn against him.
David Dayen

The New Antitrust Consensus

1 month 1 week ago
The Trump administration is maintaining the merger guidelines that Lina Khan co-authored, and big business is angry.
David Dayen

‘Dobbs’ Solved Nothing

1 month 1 week ago
With New York’s shield laws under attack in Texas and Louisiana, a new assault on abortion rights is imminent.
Gabrielle Gurley

Your Kink Is Health Care? Good Luck, Babe.

1 month 1 week ago
Fans have been pushing pop stars to take courageous political stands, but Chappell Roan’s skirmish with an obnoxious exec shows how hard it is for them to stand up even for themselves.
Melanie Carlson