Robert Reich
5-15-2017
Under Trump, Information that former administrations made readily available is being buried or removed.
1. Enforcement actions taken by federal agencies against companies and employers. For example, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scaled back publicizing fines against firms.
2. The conduct of top officials. Government no longer publishes online the ethics waivers granted to appointees who would otherwise be barred from joining the government because of recent lobbying activities. Nor is the White House releasing logs of its visitors, making it difficult for the public to keep track of who is stopping by to see the president’s inner circle.
3. Websites and other material supporting policies the Trump administration no longer supports. For example, a White House Web page that directed prospective donors to private groups that aid refugees fleeing Syria and other embattled nations.
4. Scientific information about climate change. For example, studies evaluating the danger that the desert ecology in the Southwest could face from future warming.
5. Federal contractor rankings on policies to curb carbon emissions. For example, the Greenhouse Gas Management Scorecard that ranks contractors.
Trump's big lies are bad enough. Removing information is another Orwellian technique to keep the public in the dark.
What do you think?
Source
https://www.facebook.com/RBReich/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf
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