Austin Bryan
@austindbryan.bsky.social
Asst. Prof. of Global Health at Allegheny College. Writing a book on Global Medical Apartheid Logic. Anthropologist. PhD Northwestern
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A podcast conversation (and transcript) with the terrific Lydia Polgreen of the NYT about my new book, The Second Emancipation, and about Africa's place in the world of today and tomorrow. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Opinion | Africa Is Rising. The World Shouldn’t Turn Its Back.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A podcast conversation (and transcript) with the terrific Lydia Polgreen of the NYT about my new book, The Second Emancipation, and about Africa's place in the world of today and tomorrow. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Humbled and grateful to share that I successfully defended my PhD in Anthropology at Northwestern! Thank you to everyone who supported me and trusted me with their stories, especially throughout my fieldwork in Uganda. I'm so excited for what’s ahead!
April 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Humbled and grateful to share that I successfully defended my PhD in Anthropology at Northwestern! Thank you to everyone who supported me and trusted me with their stories, especially throughout my fieldwork in Uganda. I'm so excited for what’s ahead!
Wow. Just confirmed my first podcast interview. Grateful for the invitation, and excited for the experience of sharing my research in a new way.
March 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Wow. Just confirmed my first podcast interview. Grateful for the invitation, and excited for the experience of sharing my research in a new way.
1.2 million children will die as a result. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
U.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries
A 281-page spreadsheet obtained by The Times lists the Trump administration’s plans for thousands of foreign aid programs.
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March 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
1.2 million children will die as a result. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
The graphics...
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March 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The graphics...
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"With no U.S.A.I.D. money and C.D.C. expertise, it was like Uganda was left to die.”
- Dr. Herbert Luswata, president of the Uganda Medical Association www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/h...
- Dr. Herbert Luswata, president of the Uganda Medical Association www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/h...
As Ebola Spreads in Uganda, Trump Aid Freeze Hinders Effort to Contain It, U.S. Officials Fear
Two more people are reported dead from the disease, and dozens are in isolation, as the outbreak grows.
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March 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"With no U.S.A.I.D. money and C.D.C. expertise, it was like Uganda was left to die.”
- Dr. Herbert Luswata, president of the Uganda Medical Association www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/h...
- Dr. Herbert Luswata, president of the Uganda Medical Association www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/h...
Look at the swing states. And they said most numbers tend to be underestimates of the total cuts. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Trump’s Medical Research Cuts Would Hit Colleges and Hospitals in Every State
Changes to a key funding formula will reduce research grants at hospitals and universities by billions — and may discourage future research.
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February 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Look at the swing states. And they said most numbers tend to be underestimates of the total cuts. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A chilling conclusion from Samantha Power's op-ed published minutes ago in the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/o...
February 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
A chilling conclusion from Samantha Power's op-ed published minutes ago in the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/o...
Many are saying it, but it's worth repeating. This deserves many days of follow-up coverage we aren't going to get in this attention economy. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
February 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Many are saying it, but it's worth repeating. This deserves many days of follow-up coverage we aren't going to get in this attention economy. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
Indisputably illegal according to constitutional law experts, yet still happening. From over 10,000 employees globally to 294. www.npr.org/2025/02/06/g...
USAID officials direct staff on 'stunning and irresponsible' cuts to jobs and offices
Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved less than 300 essential personnel as USAID staff in the U.S. and overseas rush to rapidly close missions and leave jobs by midnight Friday.
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February 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Indisputably illegal according to constitutional law experts, yet still happening. From over 10,000 employees globally to 294. www.npr.org/2025/02/06/g...
So then it's about something else... "The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing H.I.V. medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
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January 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
So then it's about something else... "The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing H.I.V. medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
That also means lifesaving global health aid
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U.S. puts virtually all foreign aid on 90-day hold, issues 'stop-work' order
Following Trump's Monday freeze on foreign aid, a subsequent memo calls for for a stop-work order for current grants and contracts.
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January 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
That also means lifesaving global health aid
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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It’s actually a myth that the US gov contributes "more" than its fair share to the WHO. The US accounts for 27% of the global economy but contributes just 18% to WHO funding.
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Memo to President Trump: you are wrong to leave the World Health Organization. You should think again | Gordon Brown
Any funding disparities can be addressed, but another pandemic is coming – and we’ll need the WHO to help fight it, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
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January 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It’s actually a myth that the US gov contributes "more" than its fair share to the WHO. The US accounts for 27% of the global economy but contributes just 18% to WHO funding.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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First snow of the season!
November 22, 2024 at 4:33 AM
First snow of the season!