by Jeff Bryant | Dec 7, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
President-elect Donald Trump's appointment of Betsy DeVos for US Secretary of Education in his administration set off a firestorm of commentary on what her impact might be on furthering "school choice" ventures like charter schools and vouchers that send taxpayer...
by Bill Scher | Dec 7, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
Reuters is reporting that Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt will be Donald Trump's choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Unsurprisingly, Pruitt is one of the conservative attorneys general who has sued to block President Barack Obama's Clean Power...
by Bill Scher | Dec 5, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
The announcement that Ben Carson has been tapped to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development has come with reminders that Carson opposes President Barack Obama's new rules intended to strengthen enforcement of the 1968 Fair Housing Act and reduce the...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 5, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
Our country's privileged few used to exert their control through political surrogates. Now, thanks to Trump, they're taking a more hands-on approach. If it weren't for his appeals to hate, it would be easy to understand why so many voters were taken in by Trump. It's...
by Sam Pizzigati | Dec 1, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
People holding personal fortunes worth over $5 million this year make up less than one-tenth of 1 percent of the world’s adult population. People worth over $5 million may also this year make up nearly 100 percent of the picks Donald Trump chooses for his cabinet and...
by Jeff Bryant | Dec 1, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
Reactions to President-Elect Donald Trump's announcement of Michigan philanthropist Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education have ranged from high praise, to wary acceptance, to immediate condemnation. What few have noticed is how much her nomination represents business...
