President-elect says he’s open-minded, but his nominees don’t seem to be.
Watch Trump’s Environmental Picks: Our View
Source: AZCentral | Published: 12/11/2016
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The Problem With School Vouchers, Besides Their Segregationist Roots, Effects
Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail | Published: 12/10/2016
Let’s be clear: Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, has never been a teacher or a principal or a superintendent. She’s never run a school or a school district, and if she has any experience with higher education other than having been a student, there’s no record of it.
Lisa Graves On Trump’s Frightening Education Nominee Betsy DeVos!
Source: The Matthew Filipowicz Show | Published: 12/7/2016
On today’s show we have Lisa Graves from the Center for Media and Democracy back on the show to discuss Donald Trump’s frightening choice to head the Department of Education, Betsy DeVos, as well as a disturbing Trump climate change memo.
Leaked Memo Outlines Trump’s Energy Agenda
Source: Energydesk | Published: 12/6/2016
President-elect Donald Trump is set to gut U.S. environmental regulations, open up federal lands for fossil fuel extraction, and quit the Paris climate agreement.
Trump DOE Transition Team Issues Vague Threat to Energy Subsidies
Source: pv magazine | Published: 12/6/2016
A leaked memo on the Trump Administration’s Energy Plan focuses more on expanding fossil fuel infrastructure and stopping federal regulation of carbon, but also says that all energy subsidies should eventually be eliminated.
Thiel Could Gain from Trump Transition
Source: Politico | Published: 12/6/2016
The Silicon Valley venture capitalist has backed companies that could benefit at least indirectly from his role.
Lisa Graves: Five Things You Need to Know About Betsy DeVos
Source: Diane Ravitch's blog | Published: 12/4/2016
Okay, you know that Betsy DeVos, Trump’s choice for Secretary of Education, is a billionaire. You know that she wants vouchers. You know that her organization, the American Federation for Children, cheers every victory for school choice as a defeat for public schools. But there is more to know about this activist and funder of the religious right.
My Turn: the Age-Old Problem We’re Calling ‘Fake News’
Source: Juneau Empire | Published: 12/3/2016
“Fake news” had been in the news so much since the election last month that you’d think it was a new problem. Not true. Peddling that stuff has been part of government and corporate business models for years.
5 Lessons Activists Can Learn from Florida’s Successful Ballot Fight to Defend Solar
Source: Grist | Published: 12/2/2016
On Election Day, Florida voters helped send Donald Trump to the White House, reelected Marco Rubio to the U.S. Senate, and reaffirmed GOP majorities in the statehouse. At the same time, they rejected Amendment 1, a Koch brothers–backed ballot measure meant to stifle rooftop solar power.
Public (School) Enemy No. 1: Billionaire Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary
Source: Democracy Now! | Published: 12/1/2016
Donald Trump has tapped conservative billionaire Betsy DeVos to serve as education secretary. DeVos is the former chair of the Michigan Republican Party and a longtime backer of charter schools and vouchers for private and religious schools.