Brandon Jordan is a journalist based in Queens, New York, who has written for publications such as The Nation, In These Times, Truthout and City Limits. You can follow him on Twitter @BrandonJ_R.
The memo was obtained by independent investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein, who joins us to discuss how it expands on President Donald Trump’s NSPM-7 directive.
A proposal by the Trump administration to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research has sparked warnings from scientists, university leaders, and Colorado officials who say the move could undermine public safety, economic stability, and decades of shared scientific infrastructure.