The politicization of science is running rampant, where researchers are being given an ultimatum of signing off on obviously fabricated data driven by a political agenda or being fired and blackballed, in effect making their PhD’s worthless. I personally know some people who have been hit with this, having to start new careers from scratch. The spirit of Lysenko is alive and well.
The American people may not be members of CPUSA but they endorse the goals.