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Liam Brooks

Liam Brooks

Liam Brooks is a journalist and analyst focused on policy, public health, and economic trends. He spent years covering local government and public institutions before shifting to national topics, developing a habit of reading primary sources before forming opinions. He believes most stories make more sense once you follow the money or find the methodology section.
Illustrated figures showing airborne disease transmission between people
February 27, 2026

Tuberculosis Cases Just Hit Their Highest Point in Years and the Public Health System Is Not Ready

Most Americans stopped worrying about tuberculosis sometime around the last century. It felt like a solved problem, a disease from old photographs and history books…. Read more

Liam Brooks
Liam Brooks
Roll of US dollar bills on American flag representing economy and financial policy
February 26, 2026

The Economy Trump Described in the State of the Union and the Economy Americans Are Living In Are Two Different Things

There’s a framing that’s been circulating in economic coverage for a while now that the economy is fundamentally a feeling, that how people experience their… Read more

Liam Brooks
Liam Brooks
Syringe being drawn from vaccine vial in clinical setting
February 26, 2026

The Surgeon General Nominee Just Got Asked About Vaccines and the Answer Was Revealing

Casey Means appeared before the Senate confirmation committee for her Surgeon General nomination and was asked about vaccine recommendations. Her response did not include a… Read more

Liam Brooks
Liam Brooks
Stethoscope face mask and red heart shapes representing healthcare and medical insurance
February 26, 2026

The Proposed ACA Changes Would Lower Your Premium and Potentially Wreck You If You Actually Get Sick

The headline number on the proposed Affordable Care Act rule changes for 2027 plans is a premium reduction and that number is going to do… Read more

Liam Brooks
Liam Brooks
Offshore oil drilling platform in open ocean representing global energy markets
February 26, 2026

The Geneva Talks on Iran’s Nuclear Program Are the Most Consequential Negotiations Nobody Is Watching Closely Enough

Third round of Geneva talks today. Oman mediating again, same as before. The gap between what a successful outcome looks like and what a failed… Read more

Liam Brooks
Liam Brooks
Flags of Greenland, United States, and Denmark representing the territorial dispute over Arctic sovereignty
January 13, 2026

Denmark in Crisis as Trump Renews Greenland Ambitions Following Venezuela Strike

One day. That’s how long it took between the U.S. military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and Donald Trump publicly going after Greenland… Read more

Liam Brooks
Liam Brooks
Broadcast audio control room used for radio production
January 13, 2026

What the Dissolution of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Means for the Future of Public Media

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting voted to dissolve itself. I want to sit with that sentence for a second because I think people are scrolling… Read more

Liam Brooks
Liam Brooks

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