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Everybody (But Military Contractors) Hates Trump Budget Republicans run from Trump budget. ABC: "Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., an Air Force veteran and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the dramatic cuts to the State Department's budget and foreign...
'America First' Budget Is Unworthy of Our Nation
Donald Trump's budget blueprint aims to dazzle, but its hardness of heart is unworthy of the American people. Our country's great leaders of the past would hardly recognize it as American at all.
White House Propaganda, Graft: This Is Not Normal
Race-baiting propagandists in the White House, and a rising swamp of corporate influence. This is not "normal." But it's happening so fast, we may be desensitized to what "normal" should mean.
Protest to House Budget Committee: 'Kill the Bill Before It Kills Us'
As the House Budget Committee voted to make health care more expensive and less accessible for millions of Americans, activists gathered outside the hearing room to make sure Congress saw their opposition.
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Trump Budget Bashes Poor "Trump Budget Plan Declares War on ‘War on Poverty’ Programs," reports Bloomberg: "President Donald Trump’s budget proposal to Congress calls for eliminating social programs dating to President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty and would cut...
What DeVos Means When She Says 'Public Schools'
DeVos has called public schools a “dead end,” but now as Secretary of Education, she’s all for them. Or so she says. But it's likely what DeVos means by "public schools" is different from what you and I think.
Nashville Says "No!" to Trump's Health Care Con
President Trump came to Nashville to peddle the Republicans’ disastrous plan to cut health care for millions of Americans. Tennesseans responded to this con with a resounding, "No!"
Wisconsin to Ryan: Let Us Live “A Life of Dignity”
Hundreds converged on the Racine offices of Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan Tuesday to deliver this simple message about his proposed cuts to healthcare : "Kill your bill, before it kills us!"
Robert L. Carter's Civil Rights Legacy is Essential Today
Civil rights legend and federal judge Robert L. Carter's fearless challenges to white supremacy and defense of free speech show us how we can overcome Trump's assaults on civil liberties today.
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Republicans Rework Health Care Bill Changes likely to House health care bill. The Hill: "White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Tuesday said the administration is working with House leadership on a manager’s amendment that would make changes to the legislation ... any...
