Labor
Denver Teachers to Strike as Educators Continue to Lead Labor Movement Truthdig
WV teachers, school employees authorize statewide work action Charleston Gazette-Mail
Oakland students march in support of teachers in labor negotiations ABC
Amazon is reportedly using drivers’ tips for their base pay Engadget
Why the Justice Department Can’t Be Trusted to Investigate Abysmal Conditions in Federal Prisons Intercept
3rd Protester Dead in Haiti Protests teleSUR
As Macron Prepares New Repressive Measures Yellow Vests and Red Unions Strike Together LA Progressive
Venezuela
Racism And The Fight Over Venezuela Moon of Alabama
US Blockade on Venezuela Has Cost US$350 Billion: Report teleSUR
Venezuela’s Maduro Is Doomed? They Said That About Syria’s Assad Bloomberg
The Tienditas Bridge “blockade”: How to turn an unopened bridge into an international news story to build support for your coup
Who Will Get Citgo? Mao’s Defeat in U.S. 67 Years Ago Holds Clue Bloomberg
Elliott Abrams: The War Criminal Running US Policy in Venezuela Real News Network
Trump buys Lithuania, EU cannot stop it offGuardian
Iran
How The CIA Overthrew Iran’s Democracy In 4 Days NPR
Millions to mark 40th anniversary of Iranian revolution Al Jazeera
Health insurance is as big as Big Tech Axios
The 5 largest conglomerates combining health insurance and pharmacy benefits are on track this year to be bigger than the 5 preeminent tech companies. Anthem, Cigna, CVS Health, Humana and UnitedHealth Group cumulatively expect to collect almost $787 billion in 2019, compared with $783 billion of projected revenue for Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google.
Drug companies are sitting on generics—43% of recently approved aren’t for sale Ars Technica
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