How to Identify Fake News in 10 Steps Posted by Editor on February 21, 2017 in Info Literacy 0 Comment Helps students become skeptical news consumers.
How to #StayOutraged Without Losing Your Mind: Self-Care Lessons for the Resistance Posted by Editor on February 21, 2017 in Resistance 0 Comment “Professional organizers and veteran activists have strategies for staying sane during a long fight. If you’re serious about sticking it out in the picket lines for the duration of the Trump presidency, you’re going to have to learn these strategies or else burn out in the first six months.”
Trump Administration’s New Health Rule Would Reduce Tax Credits, Raise Costs, For Millions of Moderate-Income Families, February 2017 Posted by Editor on February 15, 2017 in Healthcare 0 Comment “Key Provision Also Weakens, Rather Than Strengthens, Marketplace Stability.” From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Maternal Health Care Is Disappearing in Rural America Posted by Editor on February 15, 2017 in Healthcare 0 Comment “Many women must travel an hour or longer to find a hospital where they can deliver their babies.”
Department of Homeland Security Preparedness Grants: A Summary and Issues (October 2016) Posted by Editor on February 14, 2017 in Executive Branch, Terrorism 0 Comment This Congressional Research Service report is a brief summary of the development of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) role in providing homeland security assistance, a summary of the current homeland security programs managed by DHS, and a discussion of the following policy questions: (1) the purpose and number of programs; (2) the use of homeland security assistance program funding; and (3) the funding amounts for the programs.
Debunked: TSA’s $1.5 Billion “Behavior Detection & Analysis” Program Posted by Editor on February 14, 2017 in Executive Branch, Terrorism 0 Comment FOIA documents reveal that materials in TSA’s own files discredit this junk-science program.
Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch’s Extra-Judicial Writings and Speeches Posted by Editor on February 14, 2017 in Judicial Branch 0 Comment A round-up of the extra-judicial writing and speeches of Judge Neil Gorsuch.
The Sister District Project: Changing Districts from Red to Blue Posted by Editor on February 14, 2017 in Legislature 0 Comment “The Sister District Project harnesses the energy of volunteers in deeply blue (or red) places and channels it to where it can make a real impact. We are a network of local teams that support strategically important, winnable races across the country.” New.
Trump border ‘wall’ to cost $21.6 billion, take 3.5 years to build: DHS internal report Posted by Editor on February 14, 2017 in Executive Branch, Immigration 0 Comment “President Donald Trump’s ‘wall’ along the U.S.-Mexico border would be a series of fences and walls that would cost as much as $21.6 billion, and take more than three years to construct, based on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security internal report…”
Missing Members of Congress Action Plan Posted by Editor on February 14, 2017 in Legislature, Town Halls 0 Comment Former congressional staff explain how to make your Members of Congress more accessible.