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COMMENTARY | When Government Silences Its Own Workers, We All Lose

by Tim Whitehouse | February 27, 2026
If agencies are allowed to punish speech they don’t like — especially when it touches on identity, science, or environmental protection — silence becomes the norm. And when silence becomes normal, everyone loses ...

Webinar | Public Employees, Free Speech, and the Rise of Authoritarianism

by PEER | January 30, 2026
Join public employees and legal experts for a timely examination of the increasingly complex legal, political, and social landscape impacting federal and state employees’ free speech rights ...

Trump admin clips EPA oversight amid deregulatory blitz

by Cornershop Creative | January 28, 2026
In a complaint filed last April, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility accused EPA of violating federal law by idling some workers indefinitely because of their purported connection to environmental justice work. The group asked the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an ...