News & Views | Trump Again Confirms He Doesn't "Give a Crap About Working People"

A daily roundup of progressive headlines, opinion, and analysis [Click here](1f9d0/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) to view this message in a browser window.  [Common Dreams](1f9d0/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) [] [] News & Views | 4/12/18 [] Feature... [] [Confirming He 'Does Not Give a Crap About Working People,' Trump Proposes Rejoining TPP](1f9d0/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) 1f9d0/ct2_1/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii by Jake Johnson, staff writer As if the enormous tax cuts for the rich, attacks on the safety net, and efforts to help bosses steal their employees' tips weren't enough proof already, President Donald Trump further demonstrated that he "does not give a crap about working people" on Thursday by telling lawmakers he is... [] [] News... [] [Spreading 'Like Wildfire': Majority of Americans—Including 74% of Democrats—Now Support Single-Payer](1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) [single payer now](1f9d0/ct3_1/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Five years ago, could you have believed that half of Americans would agree we need a single-payer health care system? --------------------------------------------------------------- [Warning Against Attack on Syria, Carter Hopes Trump Realizes Nuclear War 'Catastrophe for All Human Beings'](1f9d0/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) [Former President Jimmy Carter](1f9d0/ct4_1/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Former President Jimmy Carter has added his voice to those urging President Donald Trump to refrain from launching an illegal military attack on Syria, warning of the serious dangers—including nuclear conflagration—that could result. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Should Be a No-Brainer': Progressives Urge Democrats to Muster Guts to Block Pompeo](1f9d0/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) 1f9d0/ct5_1/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii by Jake Johnson, staff writer As Trump's torture-backing secretary of state pick Mike Pompeo testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday amid a flood of opposition from anti-war groups, environmentalists, and LGBTQ rights organizations, commentators and activists have argued that the only remaining question is whether Democrats will follow the lead of progressive activists and block Pompeo—or ignore their base and rubber-stamp yet another disastrous Trump nominee. --------------------------------------------------------------- [International Law Experts Warn Trump That Attack on Syria Would Be 'Crime of Aggression'](1f9d0/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) 1f9d0/ct6_1/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii by Jake Johnson, staff writer Just ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's tweet early Thursday warning that a military attack on Syria will take place at some point in the future—either "soon or not so soon"—a group of international law experts declared in a statement that any such attack would amount to an illegal act of aggression, which has been defined as "the supreme international crime." --------------------------------------------------------------- [GOP's Balanced Budget Charade in the House "Utter Horseshit," Group Declares](1f9d0/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) 1f9d0/ct7_1/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii by Jon Queally, staff writer With the U.S. House of Representatives debating on Thursday a Balanced Budget Amendment put forth by Republicans, a group of wealthy progressives who say the tax system and overall economy is already skewed too much in their favor argued the legislation should be called out for exactly what it is. "Let's not mince our words, the Balanced-Budget Amendment the House is voting on today is utter horseshit." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Group Beloved by Betsy Devos and Koch Brothers Launches Counter-Attack Against Teacher Rebellion](1f9d0/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) 1f9d0/ct8_1/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii by Julia Conley, staff writer In anti-labor messaging guide, State Policy Network acknowledges teachers are underpaid but urges anti-labor groups to fight their calls for fair wages --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More News](1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) [] [] Views... [] [A Tale of American Hubris](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) [ "If you want to measure the effectiveness of the U.S. military, note, for instance, that more than a decade and a half after its “Global War on Terror” was launched there are al-Qaeda affiliates in far more places than on September 12, 2001." (Photo: Larry Downing/Reuters)](1f9d0/ct10_1/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) by Tom Engelhardt Or five lessons in the history of American defeat. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bust the Budget then Vote to Balance It: GOP's Shameless Bid to Shred Safety Net](1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) [ "Suddenly, after burying the nation in more debt by cutting taxes, with most of the benefits going to the wealthy and large corporations, they propose a constitutional amendment that would force cuts to important programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and military retirement benefits." (Photo: John Samora/ The Arizona Republic)](1f9d0/ct11_1/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) by Karen Hobert Flynn The balanced budget amendment is a shameless GOP attempt to shred Social Security and the whole safety net after busting the federal budget with massive tax cuts. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Teacher Strikes Are About a Lot More Than Paychecks](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) [Teachers rally in Chicago, 2012 (Rachel Docherty / Flickr)](1f9d0/ct12_1/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) by Negin Owliaei Educators aren't just fighting for their own salaries. They're fighting to make life better for their entire communities. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Paul Ryan: Charlatan, Hypocrite, and Right-Wing Extremist Scurries for the Exit](1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) 1f9d0/ct13_1/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii by Peter Dreier Ryan successfully bamboozled many reporters and the nation at large, somehow convincing them he was a budget expert and something of a social philosopher. But he turned out to be just a slick talker who must have flunked basic math in high school or college, because his budget numbers never add up. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lynchings Past And Present](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) ["Between 1877 and 1950, 3,959 African Americans were murdered in lynchings." (Photo: Wolfram Kastl/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct14_1/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) by Robert C. Koehler This buried history of power and dehumanization is still living, still present in our world, still killing African-Americans and others. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ready, Set, Go!](1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) ["It is important to note that while this is a big move, it needs to kick off a series of actions that see an end to onshore licenses, and a plan to manage the decline of existing production." (Photo: Michael N/Pacific/BarcroftImages)](1f9d0/ct15_1/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) by Hannah McKinnon New Zealand joins the growing club of first movers tackling fossil fuel production! Who will be next? --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More Views](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3AAn8yd9Vii) [] [] Newswire... 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