News & Views | 04.13.17

		Commander-in-Chief Trump Drops ‘Mother of All Bombs’ on Afghanistan by Lauren McCauley Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) said the “unprecedented use of an MOAB…marks a new front in the almost 16 year war in Afghanistan.”
		Bill Introduced to Protect Fliers from Being Violently Dragged Off Planes by Nadia Prupis ‘Airlines and corporations clearly are not people, because if they were, a number of them would have been arrested and prosecuted’
		Hunger Strikers at UN Headquarters Call for End to Yemen War by Nika Knight ‘We call on the Saudis and Donald Trump to look at the horrific effect their bombing is having on the beautiful babies in Yemen’
		Pentagon Admits to Killing 18 US-Backed Syrian Forces in Friendly Fire Incident by Lauren McCauley “The U.S. is literally bombing everyone now,” quipped journalist Asaad Hanna, a Syrian civil society and human rights activist
		Trump Threatens Healthcare for Poor in Effort to Cut Healthcare for Poor by Deirdre Fulton President Donald Trump appears to be pursuing Republican strategy of sabotaging Affordable Care Act
		What Campaign Promises? Trump Backpedals on Yet More Major Pledges by Nadia Prupis President reversed or pivoted position on several big issues, including labeling China a currency manipulator
		Leftist Candidate Surges in French Presidential Election by Nika Knight Inspiring hope in battle against Europe’s far-right, Jean-Luc Mélenchon is swiftly gaining in polls

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		Why Trump Was Able to Sucker the World on Syria by Neal Gabler The reality-show presidency goes to war.
		The Mental Limits of War by Robert C. Koehler This is American exceptionalism in action.
		You Pay Your Fair Share. Shouldn’t Wall Street? by Sarah Anderson While you and I file our taxes, Republicans want to make it even easier for big banks to dodge them.
		During Resistance Recess, Join The Fight For Public Schools by Jeff Bryant In this season of resistance, there’s no issue more imperative to your community than the fight for public education.
		‘The Resistance’ That Doesn’t Resist War by Dan Kovalik The overwhelming support for Trump’s Syria strikes is consistent with FAIR’s studies of media reaction to US military action.
		Is No Place Safe? Climate Change Denialists Seek to Sway Science Teachers by Ann Reid, Glenn Branch, Steven Newton Science teachers know better—and science students deserve better.