Katie Rose Quandt

Katie Rose Quandt is a freelance journalist in the Bronx who writes about justice and inequality. Follow her on Twitter: @katierosequandt.

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Politics & Elections

Another DC Plane Collision Puts Trump and Musk’s FAA Cuts in the Spotlight

The administration has fired key employees and threatened to cancel major contracts, making plane crashes more likely.

By: Katie Rose Quandt ,; Truthout

April 11, 2025

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Politics & Elections

Musk’s Coup at the Treasury Has Been Ruled Illegal. Will That Stop Him?

An unelected IT task force is taking over the controls of government with no legal authority, putting us all at risk.

By: Katie Rose Quandt ,; Truthout

February 20, 2025

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Environment & Health

The EPA Has Suffered Decades of Attacks — But Trump’s Are the Worst Yet

Trump’s Project 2025-stoked sabotage of the Environmental Protection Agency will unleash rampant carcinogens in the US.

By: Katie Rose Quandt ,; Truthout

February 5, 2025

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Environment & Health

Trump Aims to Overhaul the FDA. What Does That Mean for Public Health?

Project 2025 aims to gut regulatory bodies across the board. The FDA under Trump is no exception.

By: Katie Rose Quandt ,; Truthout

January 27, 2025

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Prisons & Policing

Even CA Moved Right With Pro-Prison Ballot Measure Funded by Retail Giants

Incarceration rates may soon rise in California due to a ballot initiative that passed on November 5.

By: Katie Rose Quandt ,; Truthout

November 15, 2024

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Economy & Labor

Project 2025 Uses Parental Rights to Justify Repealing Child Labor Protections

The far right blueprint for the next Republican president seeks to make a major change to federal child labor law.

By: Katie Rose Quandt ,; Truthout

October 29, 2024

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Environment & Health

Corporations Plunder US West’s Water Amid Worst Drought in 1,200 Years

Profiteering companies are lining up to buy water rights in the western US as the water supply dwindles.

By: Katie Rose Quandt ,; Truthout

September 22, 2024

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Environment & Health

It’s Not Just Big Pharma: Meet the Middlemen Blocking Access to Medication

Pharmacy benefit managers have massive control over people’s medications, but a growing movement is pushing for reform.

By: Katie Rose Quandt ,; Truthout

August 31, 2024

News Analysis

Prisons & Policing

Far Right GOP Now Champions Jail Reforms — But Only for January Sixers

The GOP has a history of promoting policies that disregard human rights and create inhumane prison and jail conditions.

By: Katie Rose Quandt ,; Truthout

January 9, 2023

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Prisons & Policing

As Temperature Drops, Incarcerated People Brace for Dangerously Cold Conditions

For the millions of people incarcerated in the U.S., freezing temperatures amid failing infrastructure can be deadly.

By: Katie Rose Quandt ,; Truthout

December 25, 2022

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Secret California Court Settlement Deal Set to Weaken Crucial Oil Refinery Rules

Trump Guts Farm-to-School Grants, Undermining “Make America Healthy Again” Plan

Harvard’s Resistance to Trump Is a Start. Universities Must Go Farther.

Private Prison Companies Are Raking in Profits From Increased Deportations

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