Draconian Budget Cuts And Fake News Conspiracy Theories: Just Another Week In Trump's America
Podcast |
So That Happened
Publisher |
The Huffington Post
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
News & Politics
USA
Categories Via RSS |
News
News & Politics
Publication Date |
May 25, 2017
Episode Duration |
00:47:53
So, that happened. This week, while President Donald Trump was away on foreign business, the wider world got a look at the latest White House budget proposals and the experience was like staring into a moral void. Broadly targeted for elimination: just about anything that offers assistance to the poor and vulnerable. Cashing in big time: rich income earners. There are education cuts that could decimate profitable research, new burdens on food stamp providers that could result in fewer in the market. Joining us to marvel at the pure draconian nature of it all is Alexis Goldstein from Americans for Financial Reform.Meanwhile, the murder of Seth Rich -- a young DC resident and Democratic National Committee staffer -- was a tragedy for those who knew him. But the internet's conspiracy swamps and right wing media outlets have teamed up to further traumatize Rich's family and friends. It's weaponized fake news, and it's perfectly emblematic of the surreal world that Donald Trump has both ushered in and...

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