Author Profile: Randy Showstack

Randy Showstack

Publications from R. Showstack

Three white men and a white woman testify in front of a small bank of microphones.

News 12 April 2019

Space Force Proposal Hits Counterforce in Senate Hearing

Senators agree that the United States needs to be better prepared to defend itself in the space domain, but they are skeptical about a proposed dedicated space force.

Climate Change

John Kerry and Chuck Hagel testify before Congress.

News 10 April 2019

Fireworks at Hearing on Climate Change and National Security

A Republican committee member hits former secretary of state John Kerry with an ill-informed charge of pseudoscience.

Science Policy & Funding

Four young people pose with a middle-aged man and woman

News 5 April 2019

House Climate Crisis Committee Hears Call for Action from Youth

The witnesses and Democrats at the House hearing urge action, but Republicans question the committee’s focus and criticize Democrats on the committee for not working in a bipartisan manner.

Science Policy & Funding

A NOAA ship sails through a bay beneath snow-covered mountains.

News 4 April 2019

Senate Committee OK’s White House’s NOAA Pick in Party Line Vote

Senate floor fight may loom for Barry Lee Myers, whom Democrats oppose.

Science Policy & Funding

A young white man and an older white man lead a meeting at a podium

News 1 April 2019

Youth Call Climate Change a Generational Justice Issue

Students and educators urge congressional action on climate change.

Science Policy & Funding

A panel of men question another man at a table

News 28 March 2019

NOAA Budget Proposal Hits Rough Waters in Congress

The budget proposed by the Trump administration would cut NOAA’s budget by 18%. It would target climate and ocean research programs and also slash education initiatives, grants, and other agency programs.

Science Policy & Funding

Washington governor Jay Inslee, a Democratic presidential hopeful, spoke in Washington, D.C., on 20 March.

News 22 March 2019

Jay Inslee Campaigns for Presidency on Climate Change Issue

The governor of Washington says that dealing with climate change has to be the country’s number one priority.

Climate Change

News 19 March 2019

Congressional Task Force Outlines Its Approach to Climate Change

The Green New Deal created space to talk about market-based innovation, investment, and business and defense approaches, says a cochair of the New Democrat Coalition’s Climate Change Task Force.

Science Policy & Funding