Be Smart. Stay Informed. Actively Dissent.
This election continues to place terrible individuals in positions of real, tangible power who are spending every hour of every day implementing destructive policies. Smart Dissent will continue to provide examples of those in power who you need to stay informed about so you can share this knowledge and together we can Be Smart and Actively Dissent.
In this case, we look at new leadership of the Department of Health and Human Services which is getting two anti-abortion crusaders in key positions and many more after them.
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The FCC will take the next step towards ending net neutrality on Thursday, May 18th.
On Thursday, the FCC will vote on whether to solicit public input on the proposal to undo the rules, the first step in the process of rolling them back.
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The Budget Cuts Series continues an examination of the White House proposed budget cuts to uncover some critical underreported defunding proposals. We will later update based on Congressional budget proposals and actions. This post examines the Legal Services Corporation ("LSC"), also known as Legal Aid.
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Financial regulations do not come into existence for the purpose of penalizing banks seeking to operate in a lawful and ethic manner. Instead, they arise on an as-needed basis to retroactively attempt to address ills caused by financial institutions who have acted in their own best interest at the expense of a segment of the population or society overall.
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An executive order was signed earlier this month that allows tax-exempt churches to actively participate in politics without risking the loss of their tax exemption.
Trump's order directs the Internal Revenue Service to "alleviate the burden of the Johnson Amendment"... Under that amendment, the tax code prohibits organizations that enjoy tax-free status from participating in a political campaign or supporting any one candidate for elective office.