Shots That Keep the Clock
Running
PUBLIC HEALTH · MEDICINE · WHITE HOUSE
August 29, 2025
The White House’s recent
dismissal of CDC Director Susan
Monarez and subsequent
resignations highlight a shift…
The Story
The Copy Room
MEDICINE · PUBLIC HEALTH · PUBLIC FINANCE
August 18, 2025
Funding cuts to U.S. mRNA
research have led to halted
projects, terminated contracts,
and concerns over brain.
Make Jobs, Not Rules
STATE POLITICS · HEALTH INSURANCE · LABOR
August 16, 2025
Georgia’s Medicaid “Pathways”
program, which ties benefits to
work-hour reporting, has led to
coverage losses for many.
Upcoded
HOSPITALS · HEALTH INSURANCE · BUSINESS
August 5, 2025
A nurse’s early doubts reveal
widespread hospital practices
of upcoding—manipulating
patient records to increase…
Genocide
WAR AND SECURITY · LAW AND COURTS · ISRAEL
August 2, 2025
As of July 2025, over 59,000
Palestinians, including 17,000
children, have died in Gaza…
Pants on Fire
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
July 29, 2025
A woman named Jane confronts
the widening gap between
political claims and her lived
reality amid rising.
The Poorhouse and the Asylum
WHITE HOUSE · PUBLIC HEALTH · MENTAL HEALTH
July 28, 2025
A 2025 executive order directs
federal agencies to remove
unhoused individuals,
especially those labeled…
Make America Dirty Again
CLIMATE POLICY · CLEAN ENERGY
July 22, 2025
Federal cuts to renewable
energy funding, climate
science, and environmental
protections have stalled…
The Cost of No Care
PUBLIC HEALTH · HEALTH INSURANCE · CONGRESS
July 21, 2025
A 17 percent tariff on imported
medicines has sharply increased
drug prices, straining
pharmacies and forcing…