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War on Science

A woman walks past a protest banner demanding US President Trump stop denying the science behind the COVID pandemic and Climate change set up in front of the Republican National Convention Headquarters on August 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Climate Power 2020)

Reversing Scientific Integrity's Race to the Bottom

From COVID-19 to climate change, and toxic chemicals to endangered species, the health of this nation and our ecosystem depends on scientists being able to "think, research, and speak freely" in both Democratic and Republican administrations.

Tim Whitehouse ·

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) attends a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on April 15, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19. (Photo: Amr Alfiky-Pool/Getty Images)

Anti-Science Republicans Like Jim Jordan Have Blood on Their Hands

The attitude of people like Jordan is why we are heading for 600,000 dead in the pandemic.

Juan Cole ·

On Friday, hundreds of activists in San Francisco painted the street outside of Wells Fargo’s headquarters, urging the bank to both stop funding Line 3, and remove Noski from the head of the bank. (Photo: Arthur Koch)

When It Comes to the Climate Crisis, Those Responsible Should Be Held Accountable

Majority Action, has released a list of 30 corporate directors who are obstacles to climate progress—directors who should be voted out of positions of power to make way for people who are more climate literate. 

Alec Connon ·

Nominee for EPA Administrator, Michael Regan, speaks at the Queen theater on December 19, 2020 in Wilmington, DE. President-elect Joe Biden announced his climate and energy team that will advance an ambitious agenda to address the issues of climate change. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)

EPA Chief Purging Trump-Era Advisers to 'Focus on Science and Reduce Industry Influence'

The move, said Administrator Michael Regan, "will ensure the agency receives the best possible scientific insight to support our work to protect human health and the environment."

Brett Wilkins, staff writer ·

Michael Regan, then-nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in Washington, D.C. on February 3, 2021. (Photo: Caroline Brehman/AFP via Getty Images)

After Four Dark Years Under Trump, Words 'Climate' and 'Science' Are Back on EPA Website

"You deserve access to science and data," new EPA Administrator Michael Regan says.

Andrea Germanos, staff writer ·

Signs give social distancing instructions at the Orange Circle at Glassell Street and Chapman Avenue in Orange, CA on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (Photo by Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

From Texas to Mississippi, States Dismantle Covid-19 Safety Protocols at Our Peril

Fauci and Walensky are flashing a yellow light to us. Governors are dangerously close to running a red.

Derrick Z. Jackson ·

The ruling class devotes tremendous resources to mask this social murder. (Photo: Getty/Stock/Jose A. Bernat Bacete)

The Age of Social Murder

The ruling elites, despite the accelerating and tangible ecological collapse, mollify us, either by meaningless gestures or denial.

Chris Hedges ·

As temperatures continue to break records, the meagre results of international climate action reveal a disconnect between most of the world’s governments and science. (Photo: Sanmonku)

Capital Versus Biosphere: Humankind Is Testing the Limits of the Very Space in Which We Live

An eco-social agenda fit for the times.

Joan Herrera i Torres ·

Texas struggles with unprecedented cold and power outages. (Photo: Getty)

Lead With Facts, Not Punditry: Journalists and the Looming Superstorm of Climate Disinformation

Journalists must shirk the habit of framing everything as a two-sided debate.

Andrew McCormick ·

In our year of the plague, Trump went from neglect and incompetence to sabotaging the national response, causing massive death. (Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)

Trumpedemic: The Coronavirus Death Toll Reached 500,000 Because Trump Sabotaged the Covid Response

Donald Trump placed his perceived political interests over stopping a pandemic.

Mitchell Zimmerman ·