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By Arthur Allen | The rewriting of a page on the CDC’s website to assert the false claim that vaccines may cause autism sparked a torrent of anger and anguish from doctors, scientists and parents who say Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is wrecking the credibility of an agency they’ve long relied on for unbiased scientific evidence.

The revised CDC webpage will be used to support efforts to ditch most childhood vaccines, said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan and co-editor-in-chief of the journal Vaccine. “It will be cited as evidence, even though it’s completely invented,” she said.

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By Mary Giovagnoli | The holidays remain one of the few times when people who don’t necessarily share opinions share a meal; this can be stressful but also an opportunity for building common ground.

I want my child to be safe, and that impulse also leads me to want safety for other children. If we can recognize that shared desire, we can begin to build an immigration system that rejects harsh treatment of asylum seekers and other migrants in favor of one that works to improve the well-being of everyone in this country—including those who ask for our help.

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By Amy Barasch | Many survivors have recognized Donald Trump’s abusive behavior for years. Now, remarkably, Marjorie Taylor Greene says she sees it too.

Her recent break with the president is a study in what it takes to leave an abusive relationship: recognizing the harm, planning for the fallout and relying on a network of support. Greene believed Trump’s promises, endured his public berating and faced an avalanche of threats when she dared to oppose him. Yet she left anyway—because her constituents told her they had her back. Survivors understand that moment well: the instant when the fear of staying finally outweighs the fear of leaving. And in this political season, their hard-won wisdom offers a roadmap not only for those trapped in abusive homes, but for a country grappling with a leader who uses the same tactics to consolidate power.

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Listen to the latest podcast from Ms. Studios! A new bonus episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward is out now on Apple Podcasts + Spotify.

In a special bonus episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward, Ms. consulting editor Carmen Rios is joined in conversation by Peabody award-winning documentary filmmaker Yoruba Richen, whose latest short, FREE JOAN LITTLE, tells the incredible story of the first U.S. woman ever acquitted for using deadly force to resist sexual assault—and the coalition movement in support of Little that connected the Black Power, feminist, and prison justice movements.

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