{"id":683,"date":"2018-04-15T04:18:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T04:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maybegoosefeathers.com\/wp\/?p=683"},"modified":"2018-04-15T04:18:18","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T04:18:18","slug":"saturday-6-pack-april-142018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/maybegoosefeathers.com\/wp\/?p=683","title":{"rendered":"SATURDAY 6-PACK: April 14,2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A weekly listing of articles, audio clips, and other tidbits I\u2019ve encountered that seemed interesting, insightful, or otherwise useful <\/em><\/p>\n

So after much of a week with “will he or won’t he?” speculation, fueled in large part by his reactive morning tweeting habits, the Current Occupant of the Oval Office finally announced that\u00a0 missiles were launched at Syria … after wiser and more sensible voices managed some level of restraint and cooperation from allies.\u00a0 This news overshadowed what otherwise would have been the major news story of the week … Paul Ryan’s decision not to seek re-election this fall.\u00a0 A number of comments and editorial pieces have praised his character, his solid intentions, his maturity.\u00a0 However, Ryan had plenty of flaws to offset the praise.\u00a0 This piece from The Atlantic<\/em> seemed to be the most balanced:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2018\/04\/paul-ryans-sad-legacy\/557774\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The launch of missiles into Syria also disrupted the looming conflict with China around tariffs and trade.\u00a0 Now, the Current Occupant is making noise about getting back into the TPP … after having hamstrung previous US efforts.\u00a0 This isn’t smart negotiating; it’s short-sighted and stupid.\u00a0 Here’s a quick briefing on why:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/04\/13\/602091046\/trumps-tpp-turnaround<\/a><\/p>\n

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EPA Secretary Scott Pruitt has been providing plenty of examples is why it is unwise to put predators in positions that are supposed to protect the vulnerable.\u00a0 But he’s far from alone in the assortment of characters trying to pass itself off as a presidential administration.\u00a0 Mike Mulvaney provided yet another example of how inappropriate he is as head of an agency that’s supposed to <\/strong><\/em>protect consumers from predatory financial dealings:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/2018\/04\/11\/economy\/cfpb-mick-mulvaney-payday-lending-testimony<\/a><\/p>\n

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NPR is airing occasional segments recalling influential events from 1968.\u00a0 The week marked the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act.\u00a0 Here’s a brief, but thorough, accounting of how on-going housing discrimination perpetuates racial inequalities in so many ways:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/04\/11\/601419987\/50-years-ago-president-johnson-signed-the-fair-housing-act<\/a><\/p>\n

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We’re good at generating all kinds of stories to justify prejudice, policies of exclusion, and blaming the struggling for their problems.\u00a0 Immigration is an area that is so fraught with myth and misinformation that it’s nearly impossible to have a productive discussion of the actual problems and possible solutions.\u00a0 I only caught the first part of this 30+ minute conversation aimed at separating the real facts from the swirling fictions, but I will listen to the rest of it:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2018\/04\/11\/immigration-myths<\/a><\/p>\n

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And finally, a three-fer.\u00a0 Joshua Zeitz did a three-part series for Poltico<\/em> exploring historical roots of key factors that were at work in the Current Occupant being elected to the Oval Office.\u00a0 All are good, but the third piece on Populism might be the most pertinent.\u00a0 (I’m stuck in a blizzard with nowhere to go, so I might as well read.\u00a0 Maybe you’re in a similar situation…)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2017\/12\/31\/trump-white-working-class-history-216200<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2018\/01\/07\/trump-american-exceptionalism-history-216253<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2018\/01\/14\/trump-populism-history-216320<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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