Inside the Bloodbath at the NIH Inside the Bloodbath at the NIH
Sources say that a climate of fear has spread throughout the agency as the Trump administration takes a hatchet to its core functions.
May 8, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
Trump’s Legacy Will Be the Countless People Killed by His Policies Trump’s Legacy Will Be the Countless People Killed by His Policies
Millions across the world could die because of the choices Trump has made in his first 100 days.
May 1, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
Trump and RFK Jr. Are Destroying a Generation of Knowledge Trump and RFK Jr. Are Destroying a Generation of Knowledge
The gutting of the administrative state, of the universities, and of expertise is like something out of the Cultural Revolution.
Apr 10, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
We Need to Turn Our Outrage Way Up We Need to Turn Our Outrage Way Up
This is no time to sit idly by. People’s lives are at stake. We have to put our bodies on the line.
Mar 13, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option. Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option.
University presidents are staying quiet as Trump tries to destroy their institutions. It won't work.
Mar 3, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
Trump’s Plan to Defund the NIH Will Ruin a National Treasure Trump’s Plan to Defund the NIH Will Ruin a National Treasure
Trump, Musk, and Vought are purging institutions and cutting off access to educational and research opportunities for anyone who isn’t straight and white.
Feb 14, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
Trump Already Has Blood on His Hands Trump Already Has Blood on His Hands
The president is taking a chain saw to our public health infrastructure—and people will die as a result.
Feb 10, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
Trump Is Trying to Destroy Public Health in America Trump Is Trying to Destroy Public Health in America
The administration has forced crucial scientific activity to grind to a halt. It’s an act of national suicide.
Jan 24, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
RFK Jr. Is Giving Infectious Diseases a Promotional Tour RFK Jr. Is Giving Infectious Diseases a Promotional Tour
We nearly eradicated polio with a vaccine in the 1950’s. But the probable new leader of the HHS has plans that will bring back such life-threatening illnesses.
Dec 17, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves
Will There Be a Bird Flu Epidemic Under Trump? Will There Be a Bird Flu Epidemic Under Trump?
H5N1 currently poses a real threat for human transmission. Meanwhile, Trump’s picks for public health roles don’t bode well for vaccination.
Dec 5, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves