science and democracy

Voters in Stamford, CT, line up to vote early in 2024, at a polling station

John Moore/Getty Images

September 11, 2025

Ask an Expert: Heading into Election Season 2025, What Are the Obstacles to All Votes Being Counted?

Guest Commentary

a woman sits at a booth to fill out a ballot. the booth says VOTE with a USA flag on it side.

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January 22, 2024

UCS Is Primed and Ready for this Election Year

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

Daily Hampshire Gazette

January 16, 2024

Ask a Scientist: Can Election Science Ensure the Integrity of the 2024 Elections?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

women playing chess with a computer/robot arm

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November 2, 2023

New Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence Falls Short on Science and Democracy

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

image of the US Capitol at night

Jackson Lanier/Wikimedia

April 24, 2023

Using the Debt Ceiling to Advance Fossil Fuels Over Renewables is Bad Faith Bargaining

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

People voting

Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

July 25, 2022

Now or Never: What’s at Stake in the New Bipartisan Coup-Prevention Bill

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Government shutdown cartoon

Steve Breen/Wikimedia Commons

September 30, 2021

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

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Michael Fleshman/Flickr

August 25, 2021

Can Science Help Save the Voting Rights Act?

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

close-up of a US Census 2020 paper mailing

Enayet Raheem/Unsplash

August 17, 2021

With Census Data Now Available, You Can Help Protect Democracy: Here’s How

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Beto Lugo-Martínez

June 8, 2021

En Armourdale, Kansas, CleanAirNow imagina un futuro más equitativo y justo

Genna Reed
Former Staff

US Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Susan Wynn releases quino into San Diego County

Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS

January 30, 2021

Federal Agencies Have Lost Hundreds of Scientists Since 2017. What Comes Next?

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

MarylandGovPics

September 24, 2020

A UCS Guide to Involving the Public in Rulemaking

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

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January 29, 2020

What Should the Next President do to Restore Science to Decisionmaking?

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

April 25, 2019

Four New (Old) Ways the White House is Trying to Restrict Science for Policymaking

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

December 17, 2018

5 Tips for Working in the Trump Administration Like an Absolute Pro

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

Photo: NCinDC/CC BY-ND 2.0 (Flickr)

October 3, 2018

DOI’s New Policy Restricts Science Under the Guise of Transparency

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Denise Cross Photography/Flickr

February 22, 2018

The Science of Voting Rights + An Interview with Matt Dunlap

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

May 20, 2016

Hard-Fought Battle over Added Sugar Labeling at the FDA: Public Health 1, Food Industry 0

Pallavi Phartiyal
Vice President of Programs, Policy & Advocacy

August 10, 2015

Community Connections: Scientist-Citizens Have a Critical Role to Play

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

February 12, 2015

Baltimore against the Measles: A Victory for Science, but for How Long?

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

January 27, 2014

A Science-Informed Post-Sandy Resilience Plan, but Hoboken Faces Challenges Implementing It

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

November 8, 2013

Through the Looking Glass: Climate Change Denial, Conflict of Interest and Connecting Science to Policy

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

October 17, 2013

5 Ways the Shutdown Will Continue to Be a Drag for Early Career Scientists

Deborah Bailin
Former contributor

August 22, 2013

Messengers Matter: Overcoming the Age of Denial

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor