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Chauncey DeVega

Trump is now targeting science itself

Beyond its ongoing efforts to intimidate the media, the educational system and civil society more broadly, the Trump administration is now targeting how knowledge itself is produced.

The National Institutes of Health and related programs award roughly $50 billion annually in research support. Since World War II, these investments have helped make the U.S. a global science leader. They are a strategic investment in America’s economy, public health and international power.

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