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FEATURING DR. JEN JONES - Our nation and our world is overrun by billionaires and bigots, but they are few and we are many. On this series, exclusive to subscribers of Rising Up With Sonali and viewers of Free Speech TV, we’ll hear from organizers in the movements for social justice, and dig into the nuts and bolts of values, strategies, tactics, narratives, and building power. 

This week, Dr. Jen Jones, director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) joins us. She leads the center’s research, policy, and outreach efforts around science policy, scientific integrity, science of elections, and disinformation.

ROUGH TRANSCRIPT:

Sonali Kolhatkar: So, I really was excited to have Union of Concerned Scientists on, in part because my background is in science and I transitioned to social justice, and also in part because we don't often think, I think of scientific organizations as being deeply interested matters of social justice and matters of humanity. So, for those people who've never heard of what UCS is or does, how do you explain its main goal? 

Dr. Jen Jones: You know, our main goal is to use science for solutions, and those solutions should create a more healthy and just world. So, justice and equity are centered in everything we do. You know, we believe that science should work for the public and it should inform the policies that really protect, the health of people, the health of the planet, you know, from clean air to safe food, to equitable transportation, science should work for people. And as you said in your intro, not just for billionaires.