Science and Democracy Under Siege

Darya Minovi, Kristie Ellickson , Jules Barbati-Dajches, Rachel Cleetus Union of Concerned Scientists
From Jan. 20 to June 30, we documented 402 attacks on science–actions by an elected official or political appointee in a federal agency that results in the censoring, manipulation, forging, or misinforming on scientific data, results, or conclusions

How Zohran Mamdani Should Govern

Waleed Shahid The Nation
If Mamdani becomes mayor, he’ll have the chance to prove something few American socialists have ever gotten close enough to power to demonstrate: that progressive values aren’t just compatible with effective governance—they’re strengthened by it.

The Icemen Cometh

Jonathan M. Winer Washington Spectator
Our democracy isn’t on autopilot. The machinery will not repair itself. Judges, executives, university presidents, media and tech leaders, donors, lawyers—those with some power—must join the work of defending the legal frameworks that protect us all.

Night Owl

Patrick Daly
California poet Patrick Daly reflects on the reach, and limits, of the imagination, where nature, art and politics intertwine in often disturbing ways.