The Biden Boom: Economic Recovery in 2021 ArticleJanuary 19, 2022 The Biden Boom: Economic Recovery in 2021 President Joe Biden took office one year ago amid one of the worst economies in generations, but the U.S. economy has since made tremendous progress toward recovery, and workers are benefiting. Jan 19, 2022 Seth Hanlon, Lily Roberts, Andres Vinelli, 2 More Rose Khattar, Nick Buffie
With Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Congress Traded Your Pap Smear for a Billionaire’s Tax Break With Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Congress Traded Your Pap Smear for a Billionaire’s Tax Break Jul 9, 2025 Teen Vogue Kierra B. Jones
10 Egregious Things You May Not Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ArticleJuly 3, 2025 10 Egregious Things You May Not Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Jul 3, 2025 Colin Seeberger, Andrea Ducas, Natasha Murphy, 9 More Kierra B. Jones, Andrés Argüello, Lily Roberts, Kyle Ross, Michael Sozan, Silva Mathema, Sara Partridge, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Corey Husak
$1 Trillion in Medicaid Cuts—$1 Trillion in Tax Giveaways for the Richest 1 Percent: The One Big ‘Beautiful’ Bill’s Budget Math ArticleJuly 3, 2025 $1 Trillion in Medicaid Cuts—$1 Trillion in Tax Giveaways for the Richest 1 Percent: The One Big ‘Beautiful’ Bill’s Budget Math Jul 3, 2025 Micah Johnson, Andrea Ducas
You Thought Medicare Was Safe? Think Again. You Thought Medicare Was Safe? Think Again. Jul 1, 2025 The Contrarian Donald Berwick
With Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Congress Traded Your Pap Smear for a Billionaire’s Tax Break In the NewsJuly 9, 2025 With Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Congress Traded Your Pap Smear for a Billionaire’s Tax Break Kierra B. Jones writes in Teen Vogue about the effect of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on access to reproductive health care. Jul 9, 2025 Teen Vogue Kierra B. Jones
10 Egregious Things You May Not Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ArticleJuly 3, 2025 10 Egregious Things You May Not Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Congressional Republicans’ radical budget and tax bill includes several less-known provisions that will increase costs, fuel the Trump administration’s overreach, and waste taxpayer dollars. Jul 3, 2025 Colin Seeberger, Andrea Ducas, Natasha Murphy, 9 More Kierra B. Jones, Andrés Argüello, Lily Roberts, Kyle Ross, Michael Sozan, Silva Mathema, Sara Partridge, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Corey Husak
$1 Trillion in Medicaid Cuts—$1 Trillion in Tax Giveaways for the Richest 1 Percent: The One Big ‘Beautiful’ Bill’s Budget Math ArticleJuly 3, 2025 $1 Trillion in Medicaid Cuts—$1 Trillion in Tax Giveaways for the Richest 1 Percent: The One Big ‘Beautiful’ Bill’s Budget Math The congressional Republican bill will cause millions of low-income Americans to lose Medicaid coverage in order to fund tax giveaways for the top 1 percent of households. Jul 3, 2025 Micah Johnson, Andrea Ducas
You Thought Medicare Was Safe? Think Again. In the NewsJuly 1, 2025 You Thought Medicare Was Safe? Think Again. In an op-ed published by The Contrarian, Donald Berwick explains how congressional Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill threatens to cut more than $535 billion from Medicaid over the next nine years. Jul 1, 2025 The Contrarian Donald Berwick
Young Adults With Lower Incomes Would Face Sharp ACA Premium Cost Increases Under the Big Beautiful Bill Act ArticleJune 27, 2025 Young Adults With Lower Incomes Would Face Sharp ACA Premium Cost Increases Under the Big Beautiful Bill Act The One Big Beautiful Bill Act would hike premium costs for young adults, hitting those with modest incomes the hardest. Jun 27, 2025 Andrés Argüello, Andrea Ducas
RFK Jr. Is Systematically Undermining Vaccine Science and Endangering Health ArticleJune 27, 2025 RFK Jr. Is Systematically Undermining Vaccine Science and Endangering Health U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent upheaval of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is just one example of numerous attempts to replace science with his personal agenda. Jun 27, 2025 Steven Woolf, Jill Rosenthal
Older Adults With ACA Coverage Would Face Steep Premium Hikes Under House Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act ArticleJune 26, 2025 Older Adults With ACA Coverage Would Face Steep Premium Hikes Under House Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act A new analysis finds that House Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act would raise health care premiums by thousands of dollars for adults ages 55 and older with ACA marketplace coverage. Jun 26, 2025 Andrés Argüello, Andrea Ducas
The Trump Administration’s Approach to Trade Abandons American Exporters ArticleJune 26, 2025 The Trump Administration’s Approach to Trade Abandons American Exporters The Trump administration’s tariffs, along with its cuts to export promotion programs, have left U.S. businesses at a distinct disadvantage in international markets. Jun 26, 2025 Ryan Mulholland
How To Make America Sick ArticleJune 26, 2025 How To Make America Sick The Trump administration’s plan to “Make America Healthy Again” will make Americans’ health worse. Jun 26, 2025 Donald Berwick
The One Big ‘Beautiful’ Bill’s SNAP Cuts Would Strain Food Banks Amid Rising Food Insecurity ArticleJune 26, 2025 The One Big ‘Beautiful’ Bill’s SNAP Cuts Would Strain Food Banks Amid Rising Food Insecurity Food banks do not have the capacity to alleviate the spike in hunger that would be created by cuts to SNAP. Jun 26, 2025 Kyle Ross
The Big, ‘Beautiful’ Bill Attacks Medicare Recipients and People With Disabilities by Driving Up Costs and Cutting Benefits Past EventJune 24, 2025 The Big, ‘Beautiful’ Bill Attacks Medicare Recipients and People With Disabilities by Driving Up Costs and Cutting Benefits Join the Center for American Progress for a conversation on the consequences of congressional Republicans’ reconciliation bill on Medicare enrollees. CAP Online via Zoom Jun 24, 2025
8 Ways the Senate Budget Bill Is More Extreme Than the House-Passed Big, ‘Beautiful’ Bill ArticleJune 24, 2025 8 Ways the Senate Budget Bill Is More Extreme Than the House-Passed Big, ‘Beautiful’ Bill Many have assumed that the House of Representatives’ One Big, Beautiful Bill Act would be moderated by Senate counterparts. However, the Senate’s proposed cuts to health care and food assistance—along with the potential sell-off of public lands and changes to make it easier to buy guns—are more extreme. Jun 24, 2025 Lily Roberts, Natasha Murphy, Kyle Ross, 2 More Drew McConville, Nick Wilson