Mattis was no Shining Knight: From backing Yemen War to Whitewashing Khashoggi Murder Juan Cole
USDA will clamp down on work rules for food-stamp recipients Politico
Spurned by Congress, Trump administration seeks food stamp curbs via rule change AOL
130,000: The number of Puerto Ricans who never returned after Maria Grist
Capitalist crisis
Dow drops 470 points to 14-month low in second day of big losses following Fed rate hike CNBC
Labor
‘Domestic Workers Don’t Have Protections Against Discrimination and Harassment’ FAIR
Lithuanian activists- the teachers’ strike is a women’s strike
Socialism
Cuba will end 2018 with the lowest infant mortality rate Cuba News
Dialectics of Christmas Verso
Stock Markets Are Wild, but Bond Markets Can Be Dangerous NYTimes
Layoffs loom large as banks weigh funding deal to save Sears Crains
Amazon accidentally sent 1,700 Alexa recordings to the wrong person, including audio from in the shower Business Insider
Innocent New York man billed $4,600 for police rectal probe BBC
Environment
Cargo Ships Are the World’s Biggest Polluters — but No One Wants to Fix It Inverse
Why is sea level rising faster in some places along the US East Coast than others? phys.org
Interior Dept. Moves Toward Selling Oil Leases in Arctic Refuge NYTimes
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