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The Politics of Science and America's Future.

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Tomorrow's Earth Day March for Science will be held in Washington and 400 other cities across the country.

It comes as President Trump is proposing massive cuts in federal funding for basic research, in medicine, public health, energy, and the environment.

Many scientists are alarmed about losing the benefits of their work and America's advantage over other countries

that might never be recovered.

But others fear that public protest will politicize work

that needs to be free of partisanship

in order to be most effective.

Later on today's talking point,

if you think you've had trouble getting your U.S. mail,

consider Rosebud Montana.

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Hello again. I'm Marvin Alleney. Back with To The Point. Protesters are gathering all over the country for tomorrow's Earth Day March for Science. Since President Trump has proposed massive cuts in basic scientific research, will the movement be perceived as partisan politics, whether scientists themselves like that or not?

Today's talking point, the U.S. Postal Service is slowing down all over the country, but delays are longest where the mail is needed most, rural America.

We'll hear an example from eastern Montana.

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