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Editor’s Note: While Republicans might offer many reasons for shuttering the Department of Education, one reason ranks high: Anticipated block grants to the states to fund vouchers and to energize the charter school movement, thereby increasing the number and viability of “segregation academies.” Admittedly, Project 2025 is “old news,” however, reading a summary from Wikipedia shows how thorough-going a blueprint it is for the Trump administration (See below). Should we be shocked, as the HuffPost reports, that Trump has spent 18.2 million on golf weekends, while firing federal workers in the name of waste, fraud and abuse.
Political / Social
Why Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department. By Michael C. Bender / NYT Read more
GOP voucher plan would divert billions in taxes to private schools. By Laura Meckler / Wash Post Read more
Project 2025 – From Wikipedia . Summarized and annotated with links. Read more
The DEI crackdown is a smokescreen for something more sinister. By Olufemi O. Taiwo / Slate Read more
World News
A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era. By Roger Cohen / NYT Read more
Rubio announces that 83% of USAID contracts will be canceled. By Melody Schreiber / NPR Read more
Ethics / Morality / Religion
Trump’s Vision for America: I Am God. The Intercept Briefing Read more
Anti-Semitism Is Just a Pretext. By Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic Read more
Historical / Cultural
60 years after Bloody Sunday in Selma, elusive racial progress. By Debbie Elliott and Marisa Penaloza / NPR Read more
The US Postal Service helped build the Black middle class. Trump could end that legacy. By Gloria Oladipo / The Guardian Read more
A Play About Segregation Tries to ‘Ride a Fine Line’ in Florida. Jonathan Abrams / NYT Read more
Sports
Trump Golf Weekends’ Cost To Taxpayers Hits $18.2 million. By S.V. Date / HuffPost Read more
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