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January 23, 2025

Trump-Three Days of Wannabe Presidency or Dictatorship

Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American

Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the sentences of all the January 6 rioters convicted of crimes was a spur of the moment decision designed to get the issue behind him quickly. “Trump just said: ‘F*ck it: Release ‘em all,’” an advisor recalled.

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December 8, 2023

NIH Researchers Vote To Form a Union for the First Time

Max Kozlov Nature

photo of workers holding signs - UAW

The new bargaining group will represent thousands of early-career scientists at the US National Institutes of Health.

August 27, 2023

Sunday Science: NIH Withdraws Opposition to Unionization Effort

Katie Langin Science

The move opens the door for postdocs and graduate students who want a union to push for better pay and working conditions

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June 4, 2023

Thousands of Early-Career NIH Researchers Forming Union for First Time

Max Kozlov Nature

Push for better pay and benefits among US scientists arrives at world’s largest biomedical funder.

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