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An activist's playbook: How to influence Trump's cabinet and policies

  • Written by Sarah Snyder, Associate Professor, American University School of International Service

As Donald Trump works to fill his cabinet, his choices have inspired considerable anxiety among his critics. Advocacy organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch have reacted with concern and outright objections, in particular to the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general and Rep. Michael Pompeo to...

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