What‘s At Stake
3 min readDec 1, 2016
Currently, there are 20+ issues circulating. Below is a list of principles and key news stories on each (in no particular order).
Trump’s 100 Day Plan According to NYTimes
I Want A Government That —
I. Protects the Environment
- Trump Advisor Proposes Dismantling NASA Climate Research
- 7 Biggest Threats Trump Poses to the Environment
- The North Pole is an insane 36 degrees warmer
- Trump’s Energy Plans Look to Roll Back Obama’s Climate Moves
- EPA’s McCarthy Make Water Rules As Tough As you Can
- We’re Building the Pipeline
II. Treats All Equally
- Mike Pence’s Most Controversial Stances
- Steve Bannon, the Trump adviser who spent years mainstreaming white nationalism
- Jeff Sessions, Trump’s attorney general pick, would be a massive setback for civil rights
- Reince Priebus Says Donald Trump’s Team Will Not Rule Out Muslim Registry
- What a Trump Presidency Means For Dreamers
- Alt-Right Exults in Donald Trump’s Election: “America was, until this last generation, a white country designed for ourselves and our posterity,” Mr. Spencer thundered. “It is our creation, it is our inheritance, and it belongs to us.”
III. Forbids Corruption, Self-Dealing and Nepotism
- US Office of Gov’t and Ethics Tweets at Donald Trump
- Democrats Plan Resolution for Trump to Divest
- Potential Conflicts Around the Globe
- We have 100 days
- Potential Conflicts Around the Globe for Trump
- Dangers of President-Elect Donald Trump’s Business Empire
- Event for Diplomatic Community Held at Trump Hotel
- Clark introduces Bill to Ensure President-elect Addresses Conflicts of Interest
- Why Jared Kushner is Donald Trump’s Truest Heir
- With a meeting, Trump renews British Wind Farm Fight
IV. Ensures Healthcare Access
- Millions of People Have an Easier Time Paying Healthcare Bills
- Tom Price- Trump is Absolutely Serious About Dismantling Obamacare
- In Depressed Rural Kentucky, Worries Mount Over Medicaid Cutbacks
- Abortion Privilege Under Trump
- Healthcare Reform | Donald J Trump for President
- Will Republicans Try to Privatize Medicare in 2017?
V. Furthers Women’s Rights and Health
- Renewed Battle Over Abortion Rights
- Gillibrand Says Sessions Shouldn’t be Attorney General if He Doesn’t Understand Sexual Assault
VI. Furthers LGBTQ Rights and Health
V. Does Not Abuse its Powers
- FBI to Gain Hacking Powers
- Federal Court Rejects Extreme Gerrymandering
- We have 100 days
- Autocracy: Rules for Survival
- Voter Suppression
VI. Respects Free Speech/Freedoms and Access of the Press
- US Border Agents Stopped Journalist From Re-Entry, Took His Phones
- How Fake News Spreads
- Most Students Don’t Know When News is Fake
- How Will the Press Respond to Trump’s Secrecy?
VII. Recognizes the Seriousness of International Relations, War, Nuclear Weapons
- With One Phone Call, Trump May Have UpEnded India/Pakistan Relations
- Rudy Giuliani Lobbies for Secretary of State
- Lindsey Graham calls for Senate Investigation Into Whether Russia Hacked DNC
- Mr. Pompeo would take the reins of the CIA as Mr. Trump said on the campaign trail he wanted to bring back the practice of harsh interrogation methods including waterboarding and “a hell of a lot worse,” as well as refilling the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with prisoners.
- McCain to Trump: Waterboarding Won’t Be Reinstated
- Russia Withdraws from International Criminal Court
