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The Cruelty is the Point

By Erik Loomis

In General

On August 30, 2021

Have to stop those children from being dependent on the state! With two girls in elementary school and a mother who is a teacher, the Dringenburg household in a Milwaukee suburb had been joyous and excited about back-to-school season — until this year, when the...

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The Cruelty is the Point

By Erik Loomis

On August 25, 2020

The Trump administration is again defeating neoliberalism, this time through forcing kids to go hungry. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) has doubled down on its refusal to let schools serve.

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The Trump Health Ideology in Action

By Erik Loomis

On May 4, 2017

They have more ways to kill you than just taking away your health care. It's a multifaceted war on you. The Trump administration took aim Monday at two signature programs.

Today in Republican Priorities

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 22, 2017

These are nice people. Under CEP, schools or school districts where 40 percent of the student body directly qualifies for free meals (via food stamps or other nutrition assistance or welfare programs) may offer those meals free to all students. The school is then reimbursed...