Trump wants to fight antisemitism. So why did he kill funding for my Holocaust translation project?
When we defund public humanities, we risk narrowing our society in profoundly harmful ways
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Culture Despite Threats, Congress Proposes NEA Funding Increase, Not Elimination
If there is one thing those of us who oppose Trump can celebrate about the man and his presidency, it is his propensity to abandon proposals he had previously championed — like completely dismantling Obamacare or putting Hillary Clinton in prison, to name a few. His administration’s new budget blueprint, which excludes, for instance, funding…
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Culture In Trump’s America, These 10 Projects And Organizations Are Endangered
To get a better idea of the sorts of projects funded by the NEA and the NEH, we surveyed a number of individuals and organizations to see how they have been directly impacted. 2016 National Museum of American Jewish History, in Philadelphia $325,000 National Endowment for the Humanities To support the exhibition “1917: How One…
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Culture How Trump’s Budget Cuts Will Directly Impact Jewish Culture
On March 16, the Trump administration released a 62-page document titled “America First: A Budget Blueprint To Make America Great Again.” In an introductory note, President Trump wrote, “I submit to the Congress this Budget Blueprint to reprioritize Federal spending so that it advances the safety and security of the American people. Our aim is…
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Fast Forward Trump Wants To Kill Federal Arts Funding. These Artists Are Standing Against Him.
In President Trump’s first federal budget plan, submitted this morning, one item has stood out to proponents of the arts: Trump’s call to cut all funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The response has been swift, as over 200,000 Americans have joined PEN America,…
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