News in Brief Why Single-Payer Health Care Could Work in California And why state-level reform is a risky proposition for most of the country. Natalie Shure
News in Brief How Nudges Can Save Governments Money A new study finds more evidence nudges can prove an effective policy tool. But what's the fate of social science-informed policy in the Trump administration? Francie Diep
News in Brief The Senate’s Obamacare Repeal Bill Does Exactly What You Think It Would The new bill makes deep cuts to Medicaid and offers less generous premium subsidies for older people. Dwyer Gunn
Social Justice Can Trump’s Disability Czar Be Trusted? Like most of Trump's appointees, Melissa Ortiz is a vocal opponent of the federal agency she's about to run. David M. Perry
Social Justice The Juice Commercial That Pissed Off the Entire Disabled Community The hubbub over a remarkably offensive ad by Zuma Juice shows just how insidious stereotypes can be. David M. Perry
News in Brief Yet Again, Syria Raises Concerns Over Trump’s Ties to Russia Analysts are watching the White House to see whether it's U.S. interests or the Trump administration's connection to Russia guiding policy abroad. Massoud Hayoun
News in Brief Karen Handel Wins Contested Georgia House Seat Handel, a Republican, won the most expensive congressional race in American history. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Where Did All the Money Come From in the Georgia House Race? Democrat Jon Ossoff raised a lot from small, individual donations, while dark money groups gave about one-fifth of all the money in the race. Francie Diep
Environment Inside the Environmental Protection Agency: Paranoia and Stifled Work Based on interviews with 47 current and former EPA employees, a new report paints a picture of a deeply divided and stymied agency. Francie Diep
News in Brief Is the Senate Considering Deeper Cuts to Medicaid? A wonky change could have big effects on the future of the program. Dwyer Gunn