Archive - GoozNews

Pressuring vulnerable House Republicans holds the key to preventing passage of the One Big Ugly Bill.

Jul 2 •

Merrill Goozner

Robin Hood in reverse

If passed, the GOP's One Big Ugly Bill will cap off more than a half century of upward redistribution of wealth and income, making America more unequal…

Jul 1 •

Merrill Goozner

June 2025

How Medicaid subsidizes employers

The drastic cuts to health care coverage in the One Big Ugly Bill will undermine the U.S. economy and make the workforce less productive.

Jun 25 •

Merrill Goozner

Hospitals' unseemly lobbying campaign

The hospital lobbyists pushing the Senate to adopt the House version of the One Big Ugly Bill are falling into a GOP trap.

Jun 23 •

Merrill Goozner

Podcast: "Donny's Death Panels"

This week, Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, explains how a little humor can help raise awareness about the devastating impact…

Jun 20 •

Merrill Goozner

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Radical opacity

The new leadership at FDA unveils a program that could lead to rapid approval of new drugs without public input.

Jun 18 •

Merrill Goozner

Not telling it like it is

The press continues to obfuscate what's actually in the One Big Ugly Bill, especially when it comes to Medicaid work requirements.

Jun 16 •

Merrill Goozner

It's official! The rich get richer, the poor get poorer

And the upper middle class gets a tiny tax break under the One Big (Ugly) Bill.

Jun 12 •

Merrill Goozner

Medicare is in the GOP's crosshairs, too

While it hasn't made major headlines, the One Big Beautiful Bill contains major cuts to the program that provides health care for over 65 million…

Jun 11 •

Merrill Goozner

Defending democracy and health care

The weekend events in Los Angeles remind us that the fight to preserve the nation's inadequate social safety net is part of the broader fight to defend…

Jun 9 •

Merrill Goozner

Podcast: One mother's search for a cure

The new leadership at FDA seems open to loosening regulatory standards for the new genetic therapies for rare diseases. It's not the field's biggest…

Jun 7

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Under Trump, the future of research is in Asia

The regime's senseless attack on the U.S. science establishment will speed the shift to Chinese dominance.

Jun 4 •

Merrill Goozner

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