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23 days ago

Trump administration cuts $4m to Princeton’s climate research funding

White House claims university’s work exposed students to ‘climate anxiety’ and ‘exaggerated climate threats’

Almost $4m in federal funding has been stripped from an Iv…

29 days ago

23andMe’s demise is a warning: the US needs to overhaul genetic data protection | Dalton Conley

We’re moving toward a society where genetic information is a part of everyday life – and we don’t want it in the wrong hands

With a heavy heart, I clicked on my 23andMe account on a recent morning, co…

32 days ago

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Academic freedom in America needs to be defended. Here’s how | Jan-Werner Müller

To begin with, universities should not be intimidated by the claim that public opinion is turning against them. That’s not necessarily true

Less than two months in office, the Trump administration has…

57 days ago

Trump is concentrating power. A key faction of judges supports the idea | Jan-Werner Müller

The ‘unitary executive’ theory – backed by some conservative lawyers – is largely bogus. But it could wreak havoc on democracy

While Democrats are dithering and debating with consultants about which a…

67 days ago

3 months ago

Oligarchs are more visible than ever. That also makes them more vulnerable | Jan-Werner Müller

In the end, the best bet against oligarchy remains countervailing power

Twenty years ago, someone calling the United States an oligarchy would have been labelled a crazy commie or, at best, cuckoo. No…

4 months ago

From the US to Uganda, how climate activism has been criminalised in 2024

In this week’s Down To Earth newsletter: The global crackdown against climate activists and groups is clearly part of the fossil fuel industry’s strategy to crush dissent and keep burning the planet

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