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Have you ever heard of the Chemical Safety Board (CSB)? Chances are you haven't unless you work in certain industries. How important can it be then? Extremely, as it turns out. It's among many similar government agencies being quietly destroyed by the Trump administration to the delight of Republicans.
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Two top Department of Homeland Security political appointees tried to get the White House to do more on right-wing terrorism. Both gave up on the Trump administration and have now endorsed Biden.
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The State Dept bypassed Congress to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia and others without ensuring they won’t be used against civilians.
The State Department did not fully consider the risk of civilian casualties when it approved more than $8 billion in arms sales to Middle Eastern countries last year...
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In August 2017, Smart Dissent had this post discussing Scott Pruitt and the EPA's attempt to suspend a rule that restricts methane emissions to fight climate change. At that time, a court blocked the suspension of the rule, a legal setback for Pruitt, Zinke, and Trump, who are trying to roll back dozens of Obama-era environmental regul
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This is how stunningly weak America has become and how disastrous Trump’s Iran strategy is viewed by the rest of the world.
The United States suffered an embarrassing defeat at the United Nations on Friday [August 14, 2020] when the Security Council refused to go along with a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo against Iran that is due to expire in two months.