(Recorded April 11, 2018) This Week: (1) teacher strikes; (2) Scott Pruitt; and (3) the news roundup.
This Week’s Links:
Given this week’s show, we thought you might find these interesting.
Teacher Strikes
- Oklahoma teachers fight for increased funding: “We’re doing this for our kids” – CBS News
- Teachers’ strikes hurt children. But stingy state officials are to blame. – The Washington Post
- Arizona teachers, among the nation’s lowest paid, threaten to strike – The Washington Post
- http://www.businessinsider.com/teacher-salary-in-every-state-2018-4
- The Teachers’ Strikes Have Exposed the GOP’s Achilles Heel
- Why Teachers Are Striking in Oklahoma – The Atlantic
- West Virginia’s Teachers Are Still on Strike – The Atlantic
- The New Old Politics of the West Virginia Teachers’ Strike | The New Yorker
- Teacher Strikes Are Spreading Across America With No End in Sight – Bloomberg
- Teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky Walk Out: ‘It Really Is a Wildfire’ – The New York Times
- ‘All-In or Nothing’: West Virginia’s Teacher Strike Was Months in the Making – The New York Times
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/opinion/west-virginia-teacher-strike.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/opinion/west-virginia-teachers-strike.html
- West Virginia Raises Teachers’ Pay to End Statewide Strike – The New York Times
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- The Recent Teacher Strikes Are About More Than Just Teachers – Pacific Standard
- Red-state revolt continues: Teachers strike in Oklahoma and protest in Kentucky
- Striking Oklahoma Teachers Win Historic School-Funding Increase and Keep On Marching | The New Yorker
- Teacher strikes have shut down hundreds of schools in Oklahoma and Kentucky – Vox
- Do Weak Labor Laws Actually Spur More Teacher Strikes?
- Will Tennessee become the next state to see a teacher strike?
- As teachers strike across the U.S., North Carolina teachers plan advocacy day in May | The Progressive Pulse
Scott Pruitt
- E.P.A. Officials Sidelined After Questioning Scott Pruitt – The New York Times
- Fired White House Aide Reportedly A Source Of Leaks Over Pruitt’s Ethics | InsideEPA.com
- Trump floated replacing Sessions with Pruitt this week – CNNPolitics
- Why are we talking about Scott Pruitt, Trump’s embattled EPA chief? – CBS News
- Scott Pruitt asked to use sirens in D.C. traffic and was told no for non-emergency – CBS News
- Scott Pruitt lease: EPA ethics official says he didn’t have all the facts – CNNPolitics
- http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2018/images/04/04/new.record.re.review.of.lease2018-04-04-163433.pdf
- EPA’s Scott Pruitt pushes back on pay raise, condo controversy in Fox News exclusive | Fox News
- Pruitt and allies launch campaign to save his job – POLITICO
News Roundup
- Trump Plans to Send National Guard to the Mexican Border – The New York Times
- Trump Doubles Down on Potential Trade War With China – The New York Times
- Why China Is Confident It Can Beat Trump in a Trade War – The New York Times
- Kudlow Says Trump’s China Tariffs Are Just Proposals Right Now – Bloomberg
- U.S. Leaves Door Open to Talks With China Amid Trade-War Fears – Bloomberg
- Playbook: China strikes back with 25-percent tariff on 106 U.S. products – POLITICO
- Mitch McConnell slams Donald Trump’s tariffs as a ‘slippery slope’
- Trump says he didn’t know his attorney paid $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels – The Washington Post
- Trump Speaks About Stormy Daniels Scandal – Video – NYTimes.com
- Trump Says He Did Not Know About $130,000 Payment to Stormy Daniels – The New York Times
- Trump Denies Knowing of Any Hush Money Paid to Porn Actress – The New York Times
- ‘You Hate America!’: How the ‘Caravan’ Story Exploded on the Right – The New York Times
- Mueller told Trump’s attorneys the president remains under investigation but is not currently a criminal target – The Washington Post
- South Carolina lawmaker pulls out loaded gun during constituent meeting, audience says – POLITICO
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