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The USA at 250: Threats to scientific institutions in the new gilded age

“A republic, if you can keep it.” As the USA commemorates 250 years since the signing of The Declaration of Independence, the “if” in Benjamin Franklin's quip resonates more than ever. The present US administration's injuries and usurpations to the nation

Insightsciencepoliticsacademic freedomthelancet.com·Twitter AI·12d ago·4 min read

Political interference in academic research: OMB proposed changes threaten peer-review system

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buttondown.com14d ago

Proposed rule change would let DOJ back lawsuits challenging federal research grants deemed "woke"

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scim.ag15d ago

Terminated NIH Grants on LGBTQ+ Health Reveal Deeper Threats to Scientific Independence

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medscape.com16d ago

Texas A&M Instructor Fired for Stating Scientific Facts About Sex and Gender

Attacks on gender biology reflect a wider assault on science, universities, and democratic inquiry.

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prosocial.world·Science·16d ago·7 min read

Proposed US rule threatens political censorship of federally funded research

The global medical and public health community needs to be aware of a dire threat—and of the opportunities to challenge it—posed by a new rule proposed on May 29, 2026, by the second Trump administration1 regarding future funding and content of US federal

Opinionpoliticshealthresearch fundingthelancet.com·Public Health 🛟·22d ago·3 min read

Lessons from Václav Havel: How Corporate Managerialism and Ideological Conformity Are Occupying Academia

Lessons from Václav Havel for a profession in decline

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joshuadolezal.substack.com·Business by Flipboard·23d ago·14 min read

OMB Proposal Seeks to Shift Federal Research Funding Decisions from Scientists to Political Appointees

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A Scholar's Guide to Resisting Democratic Backsliding and Autocratization

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protagonist-science.com1mo ago

UW diabetes researcher removed from conference by police while protesting research funding cuts

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seattletimes.com1mo ago

ADA Removes Journal Editor from Conference Over Critical Editorial

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Israeli Police Arrest Palestinian Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian Over Academic Work and Speech

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jerusalemstory.com1mo ago

Open Letter Calls for Dropping Charges Against Russian Classicist Svetlana Mesyatz

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Open Letter Supporting Svetlana Mesyats, Classicist Arrested in Russia Over Aristotle Translation Funds

Svetlana Mesyats is an internationally renowned Classicist specialising in Neoplatonism and the Aristotelian tradition in Late Antiquity. Since 1999 she has held the position of Senior Researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sc