Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Trump's Education Pick: A Billionaire Heir of Right-Wing Dynasty and Champion of School Privatization Efforts

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/38516-trump-s-education-pick-a-billionaire-heir-of-right-wing-dynasty-and-champion-of-school-privatization-efforts
"Members of the DeVos family rank among the most generous benefactors of the conservative movement and the Christian right, up there with the Bradleys, the Coorses, and the Kochs. Not only has billionaire Amway cofounder Richard DeVos Sr. cut checks to anti-union and anti-tax efforts, but these days he's also a fixture at the Koch brothers' invite-only donor summits. Name an organization -- Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority, David Koch's Americans for Prosperity, the arch-conservative Heritage Foundation -- and odds are a DeVos family member has donated to it."