Dereliction of Duty, Redux

[Truthdig]( [Daily Headlines] Thursday, April 13, 2017 Featured Story [Dereliction of Duty, Redux]( By Scott Ritter — All the evidence in Syria leads to an inescapable conclusion: The American military strike was a violation of international law. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( Ear to the Ground [Pope Francis Puts Migrant Rights Front and Center—and Some Americans May Not Like It]( The head of the Catholic Church has chosen to battle anti-migrant forces, despite divisions his position could create among his U.S. followers. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( Reports [Donald Trump’s Syria Attack Trampled Many Laws]( By Marjorie Cohn — President Trump’s assault on the sovereign nation of Syria was illegal under both U.S. and international law, and the American mainstream media’s celebration of his rush to judgment and action sent the president a frightening message: Bombing makes you popular. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Found in Cuba: The American Dream (and Nightmare)]( I spent two weeks in Cuba, growing familiar with some of the worst of American history but also with some of the best parts of our national identity. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Decision on Texas’ Voter ID Law Is Another Loss for Trump Administration]( A federal judge once again ruled that the law is intended to discriminate against blacks and Latinos, although the Department of Justice argued otherwise. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Washington’s Trend of Demonizing Foes Lands Sean Spicer in Hot Water]( By Juan Cole — The White House spokesman’s belligerent malapropisms soared to new heights Tuesday with his comments about Hitler not gassing his own people. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Dwindling Global Groundwater Could Soon Drive Up Food Prices]( Researchers say that the rapidly increasing abstraction of groundwater for irrigation is depleting aquifers in key food-producing regions in the U.S., China and India. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( A/V Booth [The Forgotten History of U.S. Deportations to Mexico in the 1930s (Video)]( Francisco Balderrama, author and professor of American history and Chicano studies, explains why we must revisit this history in light of President Trump’s immigration policy. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Live at Truthdig: How Should We Tell Immigration Stories in the Age of Trump?]( At 1 p.m. PDT / 4 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Claudia Núñez, digital director at Hoy, the Los Angeles Times’ Spanish-language newspaper, meets with Truthdig to discuss reporting on immigration and how to humanize the issue. [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( Cartoon [Uh Oh]( 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](