The president promised to revitalize vocational training and help the working class. Instead, he’s cutting workforce programs by a third while targeting universities with political theater.
Bill Scher
Bill Scher is the politics editor of the Washington Monthly. He is the host of the history podcast When America Worked and the cohost of the bipartisan online show and podcast The DMZ.
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