Would Justice Scalia or Abraham Lincoln have voted to put Judge Neil Gorsuch on the United States Supreme Court?
Kenan Heise,
March 29, 2017
Editor’s note: The following blog post is authored by Kenan Heise, a Chicago journalist who has for decades illuminated the lives of poor people in his morally powerful writings. He has written for the Chicago Tribune and other major daily papers. Heise is the author of several books, including The Book of the Poor (2012) and...
Head Smacker: Trump wrongly claims corporate taxes are too high
Lecia Imbery,
March 28, 2017
President Trump’s address to Congress last month gave us in the human needs community much to smack our heads about. As CHN’s Debbie Weinstein noted in this piece about Trump’s false promises, he promised better health care while working to repeal the ACA; thanks in part to your advocacy, that...
CHN’s Deborah Weinstein featured on Ralph Nader Radio Hour
David Elliot,
March 27, 2017
Editor’s note: Last week, CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein appeared on the Ralph Nader Radio Hour to discuss President Trump’s proposed budget, and America’s spending priorities. You can listen to a recording of the show here. Please note that the 15-minute segment featuring Deborah takes place 41:26 into the recording.
President Trump’s budget blueprint and his broken promise to revive the American dream
Leo Nguyen,
March 22, 2017
Editor’s note: This post was written by Leo Nguyen, CHN’s Spring semester student intern. On July 11th, 2015, at a rally in Phoenix, Candidate Trump proclaimed, “The American Dream is dead, but I am going to make it bigger, stronger, and better than ever before.” On March 16, President Trump...
Webinar on Trump’s plan to cut human needs programs
Lecia Imbery,
March 20, 2017
UPDATE: While this webinar already took place, you can watch a recording and view the webinar slides here. Join CHN’s webinar to find out more. Tuesday, March 21, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT President Trump’s partial budget heavily cuts domestic programs to pay for a $54 billion Pentagon spending increase. Learn...
