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NEH Funds to be Diverted to Trump Pet Project

Posted on April 11, 2025 by briansandberg

Last week, hundreds of active grants that were already awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) after rigorous peer review were unlawfully cancelled by Trump administration officials. Many professors, researchers, and graduate students in History and the Humanities … Continue reading →

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Misreading the History of Tariffs

Posted on April 7, 2025 by briansandberg

The Trump administration has clearly made a massive mistake in calculating its so-called “reciprocal” tariff rates, seriously damaging global economic systems in the process. President Trump has blundered into a major trade war that is reckless and based on gross … Continue reading →

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Wilson Center is Dismantled by Musk and Trump

Posted on April 4, 2025 by briansandberg

Elon Musk and his so-called DOGE team are attacking another federal institution, this time it is the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., that is being illegally dismantled. The Wilson Center explains its mission on its website: “The Wilson Center occupies … Continue reading →

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American Historical Association Acts to Save the NEH!

Posted on April 4, 2025 by briansandberg

The American Historical Association (AHA) is organizing actions to defend the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and historical researchers affected by the Trump administration’s and so-called DOGE’s teams attacks on the NEH. Trump administration members illegally halted payments on … Continue reading →

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NEH Grants Terminated in Illegal Maneuver

Posted on April 4, 2025 by briansandberg

The Trump administration and the so-called DOGE team is now attacking the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and cancelling existing grants unlawfully. They are also illegally halting payments to the grant recipients. The New York Times reports that “Cultural … Continue reading →

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National Endowment for the Humanities Under Attack

Posted on April 2, 2025 by briansandberg

Elon Musk’s so-called DOGE team is now targeting the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for dismantling. DOGE is reportedly seeking to cut 80 percent of the NEH staff and curtail its grant programs. The New York Times reports that … Continue reading →

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On Trump’s War on History

Posted on March 31, 2025 by briansandberg

President Trump has declared war on History. David W. Blight, Professor of History (Yale University), has written an op-ed published in The New York Times, responding to the Trump administration’s attack on the Smithsonian Institution. He writes that “On Thursday … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Attack on History at the Smithsonian

Posted on March 31, 2025 by briansandberg

The Trump administration has launched a direct attack on the historical exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution museums in Washington, D.C., opening a new front in the ongoing Culture Wars. “The US president, who has sought to root out ‘wokeness’ since … Continue reading →

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Unlawful Detentions of International Students in the U.S.

Posted on March 28, 2025 by briansandberg

The Trump administration is deliberately targeting international students at universities across the country on the basis of their political speech. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have already unlawfully detained several international students who were legally in the United States … Continue reading →

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Secretary of Defense Texted Detailed Attack Plans

Posted on March 26, 2025 by briansandberg

Tulsi Gabbard (Director of National Intelligence) and John Ratcliffe (Director of the Central Intelligence Agency) testified yesterday to the Senate Intelligence Committee that there were no classified details in the text communications in the Signal group formed by Michael Waltz … Continue reading →

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