Academic research is publicly funded why isnt it publicly available , Erica Stone

In the US, your taxes fund academic research at public universities. Why then do you need to pay expensive, forprofit journals for the results of that research Erica Stone advocates for a new, openaccess relationship between the public and scholars, making the case that academics should publish in more accessible media. A functioning democracy requires that the public be welleducated and wellinformed, Stone says. Instead of research happening behind paywalls and bureaucracy, wouldn t it be better if it was unfolding right in front of us