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A protester near the Trinity nuclear test site. Legislation to extend and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was recently reintroduced in the US Senate after stalling in the House late im 2024. (Credit: Jonny Coker / KRWG)

The 15-minute interview: Sen. Ben Ray Luján on the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act

By John Mecklin | Interviews, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Waste

For this French senator, Trump is a traitor—and Europe is now alone

By François Diaz-Maurin | Multimedia, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, accompanied by President Donald Trump and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11. The executive order implements the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "workforce optimization initiative," which, according to Trump, will encourage agencies to limit hiring and reduce the size of the federal government. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

How Trump, Musk, and DOGE are undermining US intelligence and national security

By Thomas Fingar | Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

Protesters demonstrating in support of USAID on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 in Washington, DC.

How the shutdown of USAID will hurt Americans and empower foreign adversaries

By Erik English | Analysis

Laptop open to Department of the Treasury page with 404 error

Why DOGE’s meddling at Treasury could have catastrophic consequences for the US economy

By Liz Fong-Jones | Disruptive Technologies

Elon musk jumping on stage at a Trump rally

Trump’s potential impact on emerging and disruptive technologies

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

Collage of Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos

Is the reign of tech titans coming to an end?

By Steven Feldstein | Disruptive Technologies

Mark Cuban with circuitry and a digital planet in background

Mark Cuban on AI, Elon Musk, and Big Tech’s influence on society and elections

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

Board of Sponsors member Martin Rees

Martin Rees explains how science might save us

By John Mecklin | Artificial Intelligence, Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies, Technology and Security