In Trump’s America, Vaccination Rates are Declining and Measles Is Spreading In Trump’s America, Vaccination Rates are Declining and Measles Is Spreading
Trump and RFK Jr. have made every effort to undermine one of the major civilizing advances of the 20th century—our public health infrastructure
Aug 13, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care
We have the chance to shape the future by building a system of care that leaves no one behind.
Aug 8, 2025 / Ai-jen Poo for The Nation
Young People Are Using ChatGPT for Therapy, but the Conversations Lack Privacy and Protections Young People Are Using ChatGPT for Therapy, but the Conversations Lack Privacy and Protections
Therapy is now one of the leading uses of AI. But unlike traditional therapy notes, which are privileged, transcripts with chatbots carry no such shield.
Aug 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Chelsea Lubbe and Ray Epstein
If We Want to Save Public Health, We Need to Get Out of Our Bubble If We Want to Save Public Health, We Need to Get Out of Our Bubble
The struggle to save public health and biomedical research in the US must be seen as part of a global battle against antidemocratic forces.
Aug 8, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
It’s Time for Health Workers to Defy the Law—Again It’s Time for Health Workers to Defy the Law—Again
When the government obstructs care, caregivers must go underground.
Aug 1, 2025 / Eric Reinhart
“We Make All the Work Possible”: Home Care Workers Speak Out About Coming Medicaid Cuts “We Make All the Work Possible”: Home Care Workers Speak Out About Coming Medicaid Cuts
In-home care workers spoke to The Nation about their fears of ICE’s expansion and losing their jobs and healthcare coverage under the GOP’s shameful law.
Jul 25, 2025 / Joan Walsh
RFK Jr. Has Been Handed a Very Dangerous Weapon RFK Jr. Has Been Handed a Very Dangerous Weapon
How a bigoted doctor, an extremist judge, and the Supreme Court all combined to give the secretary a powerful new way to undermine public health.
Jul 24, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
HHS Doesn’t Need an RFK Jr. It Needs a Lina Khan. HHS Doesn’t Need an RFK Jr. It Needs a Lina Khan.
Forget Kennedy’s faux-populist, anti-science approach. The former FTC chair provides the real model of an ideal HHS secretary.
Jul 18, 2025 / Abdullah Shihipar
Andréa Becker on the Politics of Hysterectomy Andréa Becker on the Politics of Hysterectomy
A conversation with the medical sociologist about her new book, Get It Out, and the perils of considering abortion, hysterectomy, and gender-affirming care as separate issues.
Jul 15, 2025 / Q&A / Sara Franklin
Ralph de la Torre: The Making of a Healthcare Oligarch Ralph de la Torre: The Making of a Healthcare Oligarch
And the price the rest of us pay—in money and in blood.
Jul 14, 2025 / Chuck Collins