Trump's pick as Department of Treasury spokeperson Monica Crowley ran a blog where she spread conspiracies about Obama, suggesting he was a secret Muslim loyal to Islam & endorsing an article calling him an "Islamic community organizer" trying to conform the U.S. "to Islam and Sharia."
ONLY THE BEST PEOPLE. ONLY THE BEST.
At the Smart Dissent Education page linked here, we have written over and over and over about the heinous efforts of the worthless Betsy DeVos to destroy our education system. Instead of drastically needed help for our schools and students, DeVos repeatedly inflict more harm in new ways.
At the Smart Dissent Education page linked here, we have written over and over and over about the heinous efforts of the worthless Betsy DeVos to destroy our education system. Instead of drastically needed help for our schools and students, DeVos repeatedly inflict more harm in new ways.
The Trump admin wants to dramatically cut—by at least 1/3—the expert panels that widely advise federal agencies.
The Trump administration wants to dramatically cut the number of expert panels that widely advise federal agencies on pollution, public health, spending, and planning, according to a White House executive order released late Friday.
Just what the white, rural working class wanted, right?
The Trump administration announced Friday that it will kill a Forest Service program that trains disadvantaged young people for wildland fire fighting and other jobs in rural communities, laying off 1,100 employees — the largest number of federal job cuts in a decade.
The soon-to-close centers — in Montana, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Virginia, Washington state, Kentucky, North Carolina and Oregon — include hundreds of jobs in some of Trump’s political strongholds.
This is a very big deal that must not be lost amidst all else going on. The pain caused by their evil is their goal.
The Trump administration hastaken a step toward changing the way the poverty threshold is calculated, a move that could strip many low-income Americans of their federal benefits.
Two weeks ago, House Democrats continued to work For The People by passing legislation to undo the Trump Administration’s sabotage of the consumer protections created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street reforms.
The House passed the Consumers First Act, which reverses the Trump admin's efforts to undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and restores the ability of the CFPB to protect American consumers who purchase financial products, such as home mortgages, auto loans, student loans, and retirement plans.
For over two years, Smart Dissent's Budget Cuts Series has exposed Trump's proposed budget cuts, finding savage proposals hidden beneath the surface. The Trump White House proposed their third budget in mid-March 2019 and we're wrapping up our Series by posting exclusively about it this week.
In today's Budget Cut Series we're talking about Social Security. These sorts of cuts make us wonder why ANYONE votes for Republicans.
For over two years, Smart Dissent's Budget Cuts Series has exposed Trump's proposed budget cuts, finding savage proposals hidden beneath the surface. The Trump White House proposed their third budget in mid-March 2019 and we're finally catching up now in May.
In today's Budget Cut Series, Trump, Mulvaney, and their criminal enterprise propose $220 billion in cuts to SNAP – food stamps for families to put food on the table. Food so children don’t have to go to bed hungry.
For over two years, Smart Dissent's Budget Cuts Series has exposed Trump's proposed budget cuts, finding savage proposals hidden beneath the surface. The Trump White House proposed their third budget in mid-March 2019 but it's been insanely hectic since then so our Series has a lot to catch up on during April and May 2019.
In today's Budget Cut Series, Trump's budget would eliminate the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. You've probably never heard of TANF. Neither had we.