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“Everything Is Tuberculosis” John Green on Funding Cuts & the Fight to End TB

Season 2025 Episode 7188 | 17m 34s

A federal judge in Maryland is blocking the Trump/Musk dismantling of USAID. Author John Green argues the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid are disastrous for global health outcomes, especially for infectious diseases like tuberculosis. Green explains why TB is still so prevalent in his new book "Everything Is Tuberculosis." The author joins the show to discuss what can be done.

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