Monday’s news links – Dec. 2, 2019

Indigenous Peoples

Zapatistas to Host a Gathering in Defense of Territory and Mother Earth Last Real Indians

Trump administration appoints man who suggested dropping nuclear bombs on Afghanistan to senior role in arms control Independent

Labor

What counts as work? LRB

‘Losing two farms a day’: Wisconsin is facing a serious dairy crisis Yahoo Finance

Gaza’s fight for freedom needs global solidarity Abby Martin

Chile Bleeds in the Eyes of Gustavo Gatica, Blinded in a Protest Resumen

Boeing

John Barnett on Why He Won’t Fly on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner Corporate Crime Reporter

Tough luck, Aussies! Pentagon won’t compensate Australia for faulty Boeing fighter jet that went AFLAME on takeoff RT

American Exceptionalism Is Killing the Planet Tom Dispatch

The Many Abuses of Endless War

Germany

Germany’s ruling coalition shaken by new SPD election FT. The German equivalent of electing Bernie Sanders.

Opinion: New SPD leadership could bring Germany closer to new election  DW

The Way Out for a World Economy Hooked On Debt? More Debt Bloomberg

Corporate debt nears a record $10 trillion, and borrowing binge poses new risks Washington Post

Polar Bears’ Diet Is 25% Plastic, Russian Scientists Say Moscow Times

Concussions, broken bones, and more: a week of football in the U.S. Stat

I was a drug rep. I know how pharma companies pushed opioids. Washington Post

China imposes sanctions on U.S. TASS

China has imposed sanctions on the New York-based Human Rights Watch organization and suspended the review of requests by US warships to visit Hong Kong, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a briefing on Monday.

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