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  Trump's authoritarian project now includes science

  Salon - Chauncey DeVega

  Beyond its ongoing efforts to intimidate the media, the educational system and civil society more broadly, the Trump administration is now targeting how knowledge itself is produced. The National Institutes of Health and related programs award roughly $50 billion annually in research support. Since …

• https://www.salon.com/2026/05/07/trumps-pick-for-science-director-a-silicon-valley-investor-with-no-science-background/

  

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  May 7
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  Trump's latest science purge could bring major risks, experts say

  Salon - Garrett Owen

  The Trump administration’s recent firing of the entire 22-person board of the National Science Foundation has drawn condemnation from lawmakers, scientists and their advocates across the country, who say the decision is irresponsible and based on political control. Members of the National Science …

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  Is war central to human nature? Chimps can’t tell us everything

  Salon - Troy Farah

  For decades, the 200 Ngogo chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, Uganda, lived what seemed a calm and normal existence. Males and females hunted together, groomed each other and went on patrols through the forest. Within this large group, cliques were formed but they often intermingled and share …

• https://www.salon.com/2026/04/04/maybe-its-time-to-give-elon-musk-control-of-the-sun/

  

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  Apr 4
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  How a loss of public benefits harms democracy

  Salon - Nicole Karlis

  In 2004, Phil Bredesen, the former Democratic governor of Tennessee, made significant changes to the state’s Medicaid program, TennCare, such as eliminating eligibility expansions. The state-federal program was established in 1965 to provide health coverage for low-income people. It was known to be …