Brian Alexander
Washington Monthly
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Past articles by Brian:
In Wisconsin, a tale of Trump-supporting farmers and their Mexican workers
Wisconsin farmers admire and depend on their undocumented Mexican laborers—and still vote for Trump. → Read More
The GOP’s War on Public Health Officials
In rural Ohio, local health commissioners face not only a raging pandemic, but also threats and intimidation from conservatives and an exodus of staff. → Read More
If you think the health care industry is unhealthy now, just wait till Amazon gets in deeper
The company is poised to exacerbate a profit-driven consolidation spree that endangers community hospitals and local medical practitioners. → Read More
The citizen scientist who finds killers from her couch
How CeCe Moore is using her genetic knowledge to expose murderers. → Read More
Why robots helped Donald Trump win
Toledo has more robots per worker than any other US city. They’re producing a healthy economy—and lots of anxiety. → Read More
It's Time to Disband the U.S. Olympic Committee
On Wednesday, Scott Blackmun resigned as chief of the United States Olympic Committee. The public rationale: health problems. Blackmun had been recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. But anyone following the news surrounding this beleaguered organization knows that this was nothing more than an inevitable public relations move. → Read More
The Problem With Courting Amazon
When cities compete to attract big employers, the country as a whole suffers. → Read More
America's Rural Hospitals Are Dangerously Fragile
Consolidation in the health-care industry is threatening small and independent hospitals and the communities they're in. → Read More
What America Is Losing as Its Small Towns Struggle
To erode small-town culture is to erode the culture of the nation. → Read More
When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis
Some shareholders of a major drug distributor are arguing that the company's goals should be more in line with society's. → Read More
When Prisoners Are a 'Revenue Opportunity'
As jails install systems that let inmates videochat with "visitors" no matter where they may be, it’s private companies that appear to have the most to gain. → Read More
Biological Teleporter Could Speed Outbreak Response, Seed Life Through Galaxy
Starting with just a digital file, scientists manufactured the common flu virus. → Read More
Biological Teleporter Could Seed Life Through Galaxy
Starting with just a digital file, scientists manufactured the common flu virus. → Read More
This Is What Happens to Your Body During the Tour de France
It's the most grueling competition in the world, and it takes a massive toll on a rider's body. → Read More
Privatization Is Changing America's Relationship With Its Physical Stuff
Turning more and more infrastructure projects over to outside companies makes citizens more like customers. → Read More
If Declining Towns 'Deserve to Die,' Where Should Their Residents Go?
Some economists and pundits claim Americans aren’t moving enough, but how people should respond to that is unclear. → Read More
Would the U.S. Pass the Olympics' New Human Rights Requirements?
We know President Trump wants Los Angeles to host the 2024 Olympics. But could the country get past a new set of anti-discrimination rules for host cities? → Read More
The Disintegration of an American Town
Private-equity firms have been rapidly buying and selling off companies for decades, and workers in Lancaster, Ohio, are living with the consequences. → Read More
We Still Haven’t Found a Fountain of Youth in Our DNA
Study of exceptionally healthy old people fails to trace their well-being to specific genes. → Read More
Is There a Fountain of Youth in Our DNA?
Study of exceptionally healthy old people fails to trace their well-being to specific genes. → Read More