Just a few days after striking the Assad regime in response to a chemical weapons attack, the Trump administration is now hinting at even greater involvement in Syria's bloody civil war.

Sean Spicer: "The sight of people being gassed and blown away by barrel bombs ensures that if we see this kind of action again, we hold open the possibility of future action"

And so the war drums beat again in Washington, DC.

But do we really know what we're getting into?

Based on what Sean Spicer said today, it looks like the Trump administration is serious about stepping up US involvement in Syria. They're not using the word, but this means "war" doesn't it?

-Thom

(What do you think? Tell us here.)

Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10:30pm... Blame Conservatives for the United Airlines Debacle  (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)

Tuesday's Daily Stack 

Article: "United Airlines shares plummet after passenger dragged from plane" by Dominic Rushe.

Article: "Traders appreciate United Airlines's commitment to "cost efficiency targets"" by Matthew C Klein.

Article: "The Deeper Scandal of That Brutal United Video" by Derek Thompson.

Article: "Battered Passenger Should Definitely Sue! Why United Could Be In Deep Legal Trouble After Viral Video" by Elura Nanos.

Article: "Cops' Side of Story About Viral United Passenger Removal Video Gets Even Weirder" by Chris White.

Article: "This is how Obamacare might actually explode" by Carolyn Y. Johnson.

Article: "Marco Rubio Quietly Undermines Affordable Care Act" by Robert Pear.

Article: "Explaining 'Risk Corridors,' The Next Obamacare Issue" by Louise Radnofsky and Jennifer Corbett Dooren, Jan 22, 2014.

Article: "Charge More, Merge Less, Fly Better" by Robert Crandall, April 21, 2008.

Article: "Protect Your Wallet: Regulate The Airlines" by Richard Finger.

Law: "Airline Deregulation Act, 1978.

Article: "Police statement on man dragged from United flight: 'He fell'" by Brian Abrams.

Article: "Man filmed being dragged off United flight causes outrage in China" by James Griffiths and Serenitie Wang.

Article: "United Airlines' brand takes a beating after bumped passenger dragged off plane" by Ally Marotti and Lauren Zumbach.

Article: "7th Amendment" "In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved..."

Article: "Civil Aeronautics Board" by Wikipedia.

Article: "American Legislative Exchange Council" (ALEC) by SourceWatch.

Law: "Sherman Antitrust Act", 1890.

Movie: "Capitalism: A Love Story".

Hour Two: On Tyranny...
- Professor Tim Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century    

Article: "If We Don't Act Now, Fascism Will Be on Our Doorstep, Says Yale Historian" by Steven Rosenfeld.

Book: I will bear witness: the diaries of Victor Klemperer by Victor Klemperer.

Article: "Václav Havel" by Wikipedia.

Quote: "It violates the essence of what made America a great country in its political system. Now it's just an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery being at the essence of getting the nominations for president or elected president. And the same thing applies to governors and U.S. senators and Congress members. So now we've just seen a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors who want and expect and sometimes get favors for themselves after the election's over'." - President Jimmy Carter on unlimited money in politics on the Thom Hartmann Program, 28 July 2015.

Article: "The Danger of American Fascism" by Vice President Henry A. Wallace, 9 April 1944.

Book: I Paid Hitler by Fritz Thyssen.

Book: Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith, 1759.

 

Article: "Eric Trump says Syria strike was swayed by 'heartbroken' Ivanka" by Alexander Smith.

Article: "United Airlines Cites Wrong Rule For Illegally De-Boarding Passenger" by John Banzhaf.

Law: "Help America Vote Act" (2002).

Article: "The J-curve - James C. Davies' Theory of Revolutions" by Tor G. Jakobsen.

 

Talk Media News Segment:
- Patrick Gavin 

Article: "Tillerson faces tough talks in Moscow amid increased tensions" by Lesley Wroughton and Yeganeh Torbati.

Article: "Tillerson, Haley issue differing statements on future of Assad in Syria" by Abby Phillip, Mike DeBonis.

Article: "Tommy Douglas" (father of Canadian Healthcare) by Wikipedia.

Article: "51 percent back US strike on Syria but with concern about Russian relations (POLL)" by Gary Langer.

Tweet: "North Korea is looking for trouble. If China decides to help, that would be great. If not, we will solve the problem without them! U.S.A." by Donald J. Trump.

Quote: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." - Theodore Roosevelt.

Tweet: "The reason you don't generally hit runways is that they are easy and inexpensive to quickly fix (fill in and top)!" by Donald J Trump.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Book: Loving What You Do: The Elements of a Great Working Life by Ellen Ratner.

Hour Three: Taking Our Country Back... Montana's Off the Radar Election
- Larry Cohen, Our Revolution/Democracy Initiative    

Site: Rob Quist for Montana.

Article: "A Montana Special Election Nobody Is Following Could Deal A Huge Blow To Trump" by Alexander C. Kaufman, Ryan Grim.

Article: "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" by USGS.

Article: "United States elections, 2017" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Kansas's 4th congressional district special election, 2017" (April 11, 2017).

Article: "Democratic Party Throws James Thompson A Lifeline In Kansas Special Election" by Igor Bobic.

Article: "Georgia's 6th congressional district special election, 2017" (April 18, 2017).

Site: Jon Ossoff for Congress.

Article: "California's 34th congressional district special election, 2017" (June 6, 2017).

Article: "Wyoming Democratic Party elects new leaders, tosses Clinton faction" by Laura Hancock.

Site: Our Revolution

Article: "Bernie Sanders is coming to Omaha to campaign for mayoral candidate Heath Mello" by Robynn Tysver

Article: "Bernie Sanders and other top Dems to visit 9 states including Montana" by KTVH.

Article: "Bernie Sanders, DNC chair Perez to rally in Maine after rough 2016" by David Weigel.

Site: Christine Pellegrino NY State Assembly District 9.

Article: "The Powell Memo or Powell Manifesto".

 

Article: "Trump's EPA Just Greenlighted a Pesticide Known to Damage Kids' Brains" by Tom Philpott.

Article: "Kennedy enters 2018 Illinois governor's race ripping Rauner for causing 'economic chaos'" (Chris Kennedy) by Rick Pearson.

Article: "Joseph P. Kennedy III" by Wikipedia.

Book: Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee.

Article: "WATCH: Sean Spicer Says Hitler Didn't 'Sink to Using Chemical Weapons'" by Daniel S. Levine.

Article: "Russian Hacker Busted in Spain Latest in Global U.S. Roundup" by Robert Windrem.

Book: "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations", Adam Smith, 1776.

Book: "Agrarian Justice" by Thomas Paine.

Article: "The GOP's Stealth War Against Voters" (Crosscheck) by Greg Palast, August 24, 2016.

Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET 

 

Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) will be calling in to talk about the issues of the day and take your calls.

 

Plus, I'll be debating Charles Sauer, The Market Institute.

 

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