Saturday, July 4, 2026

Bruce Mirken

Bruce Mirken
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News + Politics

Politicized federal funding rule could spell disaster for California aid programs

OMB's breathtakingly broad proposal would subject disaster recovery, medical research, healthcare, more to ideological review.
Healthcare

Looking for trustworthy health info? Here are six sites that cut through the noise

Mass media, caught in a tsunami of cutbacks and misinformation, is dropping the ball on accurate reporting.
Environment

Trump maxes human endangerment with greenhouse gas ruling rollback

Climate change has already killed people. And death is generally agreed to be bad for one’s health.
Opinion

HIV denialist Peter Duesberg is dead. Good.

With his influential lies about the cause of AIDS, the quack left a trail of death and doubt that continues to this day.
Healthcare

Optional vaccines? CDC chair’s bizarre views would turn US into deadly experiment

Vaccine panel head Kirk Milhoan says 'science is what I observe' and questions polio shot, among others.
Healthcare

The US fails again to fix the real causes underlying poor health

Flipping the food pyramid and banning SNAP for 'junk food' don't address class, race, and other social determinants of health.
Healthcare

A year of living dangerously: Trump’s war on public health—and how to fight for the future

MAHA-calypse 2025 saw devastating cuts, wild propaganda, and infectious diseases unleashed. Experts tell us how to move forward.
Healthcare

RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine madness will make America sick again

The Health and Human Services Secretary's rampage at the CDC this summer exposed the dangers of his ignorance.
Healthcare

The real reason so many people in the US have unhealthy diets

Sorry, RFK Jr.: It's not the dye in Froot Loops—it's a problem you and Trump refuse to acknowledge or address
Healthcare

Are Trump and RFK Jr. inviting a new AIDS pandemic?

The administration has implemented draconian cuts to HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and foreign aid. We talk to the people on the ground.
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