Science and Democracy

The partnership between science and democracy is as fragile today as ever before. Our experts keep you informed on the latest developments, from Capitol Hill to local communities.

UCS

December 22, 2021

Union of Concerned Scientists’ 2021 Picks: 53 Things for Science Lovers to Read, Watch, Listen to, Enjoy

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

US House Office of Photography

December 21, 2021

Congressman Tonko talks Scientific Integrity at AGU

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Ben Raynal/Flickr

December 13, 2021

Gagging Scientists in Florida and Missouri to Hide COVID-19 Data

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels

December 9, 2021

DC’s Shifting Indoor Mask Mandate: Follow the Science, Mayor Bowser

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

Yousef Alfuhigi/Unsplash

December 3, 2021

Omicron in Blackface: Racist US Travel Ban Scapegoats Africa

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Chris Hume/Unsplash

November 30, 2021

Lessons from a Career Serving the Public

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

A small group of lay people standing in a field observe as a representative from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service discusses the benefits of using cover crops

Tracy Robillard/NRCS Oregon

November 29, 2021

Scientists Engaging the Public: 6 Steps to Make Participatory Science More Policy Effective

UCS Science Network

Red light on emergency vehicle outside the US Capitol

US Department of Homeland Security/Wikimedia

November 22, 2021

Democracy in Peril: Top Political Scientists Highlight What’s at Stake with Freedom to Vote Act

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Element5 Digital/Unsplash

November 18, 2021

Achieving Multi-Racial, Multi-Party Democracy: An Alternative Model for Reform

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

close-up of a table with empty chairs and speaker microphones, suggesting a meeting. notepads and pens are also on the table.

SHARPLY_DONE/ISTOCK PHOTO

November 5, 2021

Perils of Censorship On Full Display in Florida University Fiasco

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

pxfuel

November 3, 2021

Florida Governor Suppresses the Vote, State University Suppresses the Voting Experts

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Wikimedia Commons

November 1, 2021

The Clock is Running Out to Protect Voting Rights

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

A man holding a purple sign that says #ScienceRising is standing in a crowded square with many other people, some of them also holding signs. There are skyscrapers in the background.

Anthony Eyring/UCS

November 1, 2021

Science Is Rising: STEM Students Rocked the Vote in 2020 Election

Melissa Varga
Science Network Senior Manager

Michael Fleshman/Flickr

October 20, 2021

Republicans Reject the Freedom to Vote Act

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Flickr/EGLE

October 19, 2021

EPA Plans to Take Bold Action on PFAS. Will it Be Enough?

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

NASA Kennedy / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

October 19, 2021

Calling All Scientists: The Federal Government is Hiring

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

Image of a dark intersection in Portland, OR, with Department of Homeland Security officers dressed in uniforms and wearing masks as they walk away from plumes of smoke behind them.

J.L. Simonis

October 14, 2021

Top US Chemical Weapons Company Selling Lethal Smoke as Non-Hazardous

UCS Science Network

A doctor or nurse wearing a face mask and hair net sticks a hypodermic needle into a vial of COVID-19 vaccine

Prasesh Shiwakoti (Lomash)/Unsplash

October 13, 2021

Roundup: Welcome Steps on Masks and Concerns about Booster Advice

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

Health care worker readying a vaccination

Tom Wolf/Flickr

October 12, 2021

Biden Administration’s Policies on COVID-19 Booster Shots Plagued by Chaos

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

jplenio/Pixabay

October 8, 2021

Critical Protections Restored for NEPA, the Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Law

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

Martin Fuchs/Pixabay

October 7, 2021

IN: Arctic Experts and Scientists — OUT: Unqualified Political Operatives

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

Startup Stock Photos/Pexels

October 1, 2021

Reconciliation and the Climate Crisis: Failure Is Not an Option

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

Michael Fleshman/Flickr

October 1, 2021

We Must Fight Restrictions on Voting Rights

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Steve Breen/Wikimedia Commons

September 30, 2021

A Functioning Democracy Focuses on Funding Priorities, Not Whether to Defund the Government

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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