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This Thanksgiving
By Debbie Weinstein | November 27

Every year, we at the Coalition on Human Needs like to consider what we’re thankful for when Thanksgiving rolls around.  

There’s no doubt, what we’re expecting to be up against come January inspires us with a number of emotions, and gratitude is not really so high on the list.

Except…to live our best lives, we need to grab onto the people, things, and ideas that give us gladness, that surprise us, take us out of ourselves, make us laugh, and remind us of what endures. How can we not be thankful for the chance to experience all that? READ MORE »

"Who Wins; Who Loses" Part 2 | November 25

President-Elect Trump has announced his cabinet picks and other key positions, accompanied by a lot of talk about how they will dismantle the “deep state” and increase the authority of the president to get rid of regulations and reduce the autonomy of independent agencies.

But there are many warning signs that private business interests will have significant sway in the incoming Trump administration. Federal civil servants operate within established regulatory authority to inspect pharmaceutical plants, food processing facilities, and other industrial sites. READ MORE »

CHN’s Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship | "Who Wins; Who Loses?" Edition
November 15

Exit polls on election day indicated that a majority of people with incomes from $30,000 to $100,000 voted for President-Elect Trump, and that voters choosing Trump were looking for someone who would make “needed change.”

Looking at the Trump proposals so far, though, the beneficiaries will be the rich and profitable corporations, not people of modest income. READ MORE »

 

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