MAGA Attacks Nonprofits. It Took Lessons From Authoritarians.
“The Trump administration is really the first to all-out attack nonprofits.”
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Trump DOJ Settles Lawsuit By Vaccine Skeptic Despite Winning in Court
Anti-mRNA vaccine writer Alex Berenson received a six-figure payout from the case.
Chair of President’s Cancer Panel Co-Authors Ivermectin Cancer Study Backed By Supplements Company
“It’s marketing disguised as science.”
Public Health Opponents Leverage Hantavirus Outbreak to Spread Conspiracies and Misinformation
Many familiar faces from the COVID-19 pandemic are back.
MAHA Officials Out At FDA
Kennedy vaccine skeptical allies are dropping fast as the White House prepares for midterms.
Trump Surgeon General Pick Celebrated DOGE Research Cuts, Called to Halt mRNA Vaccines for Children, and Expressed Anti-Trans Views
Nicole Saphier has promoted a number of unproven public health narratives favored by the right.
The Heritage Foundation Has a Radical New Project
The rights of women, people of color, gay people, disabled people and trans people—a vast majority of the country—are being targeted by a billionaire-funded network.
Anti-Vaccine Groups Given Unprecedented Access to CDC Vaccine Panel
Robert Kennedy Jr. has added new liaisons to ACIP, tapping old allies from the anti-vaccine movement.
FDA Vaccine Chief Front-Runner Called mRNA Vaccines “Experimental Genetic Technology,” Compared Pandemic Response to Iranian Rule
Dr. Houman David Hemmati is closely aligned with the MAHA movement.
As HHS Rails Against Science Politicization, Leading Agency Officials Embrace Right-Wing Political Action
The surprising number of public health officials at CPAC last month highlights what critics say is a disturbing trend.
“Rewrite All of Your Woke Science”: Early-Career Researcher Says NIH’s Anti-DEI Agenda is Undermining Agency’s Mission
Dr. Michael D. Green says his work is being censored to fit an “amorphous political agenda.”
Meat and Dairy Industries Spent Big Money Lobbying Ahead of Trump Dietary Guideline Changes
The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasize red meat and dairy.