It’s almost here: April 15, that time when we all wade through forms and settle up with Uncle Sam. It’s also a great time for our current president (the one with hundreds of potential conflicts of interest) to release his tax returns, which is something that every president and major presidential candidate for the past 40 years has done. Today we’ll take action on Trump’s taxes, as well as learning more about where our taxes go.
Mission Impulse Control
Since Trump took command of the now three-year old US fight against ISIS, we’ve seen unprecedentedly high numbers of civilian casualties in Syria and Iraq. Last week, as all news-reading Americans know, Assad unleashed chemical weapons on Syrian civilians, and the US launched missiles against a Syrian airbase to retaliate against Assad’s regime. In light of these events, we are going to focus on Syria in today’s edition, contextualizing the missile strike and helping you take action.
April Fool’s: It’s Fake News
Over the last year, the phrase “fake news” has entered our lexicon, referring to stories that are completely fabricated and spread around the internet. Your workout today is to identify fake news and other disreputable sources of information. We’ll focus on two things: sensationalization and corroboration.