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Alvin Chang

Alvin Chang

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Alvin Chang

    Politics
    So many CEOs resigned from Trump’s manufacturing council that he just disbanded itSo many CEOs resigned from Trump’s manufacturing council that he just disbanded it
    Politics

    Trump’s response to the Charlottesville white nationalism march caused many business leaders to resign in protest.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    Trump’s incredible shrinking manufacturing council, in one chartTrump’s incredible shrinking manufacturing council, in one chart
    Politics

    Here’s who is left.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    Donald Trump tweets just as often when he’s on vacation, but the tweets start laterDonald Trump tweets just as often when he’s on vacation, but the tweets start later
    Politics

    Everyone likes sleeping in.

    By Alvin Chang
    Watch how immigration in America has changed in the last 200 years
    archives

    We’ve always tried to figure out who should, and shouldn’t, be in this country — and it hasn’t been pretty.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    The GOP health plans’ impact on the uninsured, in one chartThe GOP health plans’ impact on the uninsured, in one chart
    Politics

    Currently, about 10 percent of Americans don’t have health insurance. Republicans’ health bills would increase that number.

    By Jeff Stein and Alvin Chang
    Politics
    What’s next for the Senate Republicans’ effort to repeal Obamacare, in one flowchartWhat’s next for the Senate Republicans’ effort to repeal Obamacare, in one flowchart
    Politics

    The road is very narrow, but it’s not impossible.

    By Alvin Chang
    School segregation didn’t go away. It just evolved.
    Politics

    How parents are gerrymandering school borders and fencing out poor kids.

    By Alvin Chang
    Health Care
    Why Senate Republicans’ skinny repeal could cause a death spiralWhy Senate Republicans’ skinny repeal could cause a death spiral
    Health Care

    Explained with this cartoon.

    By Alvin Chang
    Science
    This researcher may have discovered the antidote to health bullshitThis researcher may have discovered the antidote to health bullshit
    Science

    A big, new experiment shows it’s possible to train kids to detect dubious health claims.

    By Alvin Chang and Julia Belluz
    Health Care
    This cartoon explains why the revised GOP health care bill is an attack on sick peopleThis cartoon explains why the revised GOP health care bill is an attack on sick people
    Health Care

    The new Senate Republican health care bill fundamentally changes the way insurers can treat sick people.

    By Alvin Chang

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