Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will…
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Hospital gun-violence prevention programs may be caught in US funding crossfire
DENVER — Seven years ago, Erica Green learned through a Facebook post that her brother had been shot. She rushed…
US funding cuts may affect Nigeria’s fight against terrorism. Here’s how
By Al Chukwuma Okoli, Federal University Lafia The United States decision to cut international aid funding will affect Nigeria in…
DEI initiatives removed from federal agencies that fund science, but scientific research continues
By Filomena Nunes, Michigan State University As soon as President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025, he signed…
The US has pardoned insurrectionists twice before – and both times, years of violent racism followed
By Joseph Patrick Kelly, College of Charleston and David Cason, University of North Dakota Donald Trump is the third U.S.…
To patients, parents, and caregivers, proposed Medicaid cuts are a personal affront
TUSTIN — Cynthia Williams is furious with U.S. House Republicans willing to slash Medicaid, the government-run insurance program for people…
US trade wars with China – and how they play out in Africa
By Lauren Johnston, University of Sydney Since taking office, US president Donald Trump has implemented policies that have been notably…
Pepfar funding to fight HIV/Aids has saved 26 million lives since 2003: how cutting it will hurt Africa
By Eric Friedman, Georgetown University; Lawrence O. Gostin, Georgetown University, and Sarah Wetter, Georgetown University The US President’s Emergency Plan…
GOP lawmakers commit to big spending cuts, putting Medicaid under a spotlight – but trimming the low-income health insurance program would be hard
By Paul Shafer, Boston University and Nicole Huberfeld, Boston UniversityEfforts by Republicans in Congress to make steep spending cuts have…
We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump laying the groundwork to ‘contain’ people of color and immigrants
By Brittany Friedman, University of Southern California and Raquel Delerme, University of Southern California President Donald Trump has vowed to…
