A New, Progressive Form of Federalism Is Spreading With the GOP in Control

[Truthdig]( [Daily Headlines] Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Featured Story [A New, Progressive Form of Federalism Is Spreading With the GOP in Control]( By Bill Blum — To derail Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, the left is bolstering the autonomy of states and cities to protect minorities, the poor, the undocumented and our ecosystems. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( Ear to the Ground [Chechnya Authorities Reportedly Detained and Tortured Over 100 Gay Men]( By Emma Niles — The U.S. State Department and rights groups have called for an investigation into the alleged state-sponsored roundup. The Russian republic’s leader, Ramzan Kadyrov (pictured, right, with Vladimir Putin), denies the reports. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( Reports [As French Election Nears, a Bernie Sanders-Style Candidate Rises in the Polls]( By Alan Minsky — The threat of proto-fascist Marine Le Pen continuing the trend started by Brexit and Donald Trump’s victory is tempered by the possibility that a socialist—Jean-Luc Melenchon—could also prevail. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Trump Administration May Be Considering Cutting Funding Source for Social Security]( The president is reportedly looking at a plan that would eliminate much of the payroll tax that funds the critical safety-net program. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Navy’s Anti-Environmental Broadside in the Gulf of Alaska]( In May, U.S. warships will sail to the gulf and engage in activities that could poison those once-pristine waters. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Intelligence Experts to Trump: Rethink Syria Escalation]( Two dozen former U.S. intelligence officials urge the president to reconsider his claims blaming the Syrian government for chemical deaths last week and de-escalate tensions with Russia. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Why Russia Won’t Leave Syria]( By Juan Cole — Russia has all but won the war in Syria, and it’s not going to yield the sphere of influence it has made in the region to Donald Trump or anyone else. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [A Checklist for Trump Voters]( By Robert Reich — Here are some of the many things the president said during his campaign and hasn’t followed through on. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( A/V Booth [Live at Truthdig: How Should We Tell Immigration Stories in the Age of Trump?]( Thursday at 1 p.m. PDT / 4 p.m. EDT, the Truthdig editorial team will sit down with Claudia Núñez, digital director at Hoy, the Los Angeles Times’ Spanish-language newspaper, to discuss reporting on immigration and how to humanize the issue. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Holocaust Survivor Bernard Marks on the ‘Travesty of Justice’ in Trump’s America (Audio)]( Marks, whose speech at an immigration forum in California last month went viral, draws parallels between the U.S. today and Germany in the 1930s and shares his concerns. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Chris Hedges and Nikhil Goyal Discuss How to Save the American Education System (Video)]( The journalist tells Hedges that the system is “designed to inculcate the traits of obedience, punctuality and respect for authority within working-class children.” [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Truth About Trumponomics (Video)]( Building an economic wall around America is not the way to make its workforce more competitive. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( Cartoon [The Ingreedients]( By Mr. Fish [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Drilling Beneath the Headlines][Truthdig]( [Donate Today!]( [Follow Truthdig on Twitter]( [Follow Truthdig on Facebook]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}, by newsletter@truthdig.com [Support Truthdig]( | [Contact Us]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Forward To A Friend](