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In These Times .... December 11th 2021

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Peter Burgess
Big Panic For a Democracy That Never Was | The Weapons Industry Is Jubilant About Biden's Nominee for Pentagon Arms Buyer Inbox In These Times itt@inthesetimes.com via email.actionnetwork.org 9:03 AM (1 hour ago) to me Before you read today's newsletter, ask yourself a quick question: How important is In These Times to you? Our most important fundraising drive of the year is underway now, and how many people chip in will determine how much reporting we can fund in the year ahead. If you want to continue reading independent, progressive media, please support this work with an end-of-year donation today. 11 December 2021 TOP STORIES Big Panic For a Democracy That Never Was Donald Trump is no more of a threat to democracy than the U.S. Constitution itself. BY HAMILTON NOLAN The Weapons Industry Is Jubilant About Biden's Nominee for Pentagon Arms Buyer Bill LaPlante’s nomination is just the latest spin through the revolving door between the Pentagon and the military industry. BY SARAH LAZARE David Graeber Is Gone, But He's Still Changing How We See History In The Dawn of Everything, David Graeber delivers parting wisdom. BY JESSICA STITES

A Buffalo Starbucks Worker Talks About Why He Wants a Union A conversation with Brian Murray, one of the Buffalo workers, and journalist Jordan Chariton, who recently traveled to Buffalo to speak with Starbucks workers. BY MAXIMILLIAN ALVAREZ

Wisconsin Abortion Rights Could Be Set Back Nearly 200 Years If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, a law passed in 1849 would outlaw nearly all abortions in the state. BY CHRIS WALKER

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Columbia University Strikers Raise Hell, Saying School Plans to Illegally Replace Them A dispute over whether the university can permanently replace striking student workers is coming to a head this week. BY HAMILTON NOLAN (TVM #21370) THE WISCONSIN IDEA For These Wisconsin Farms, Eating Animals is Off The Table Inside the uneasy rural alliances between a growing movement of animal sanctuaries and their neighbors. BY MARINA BOLOTNIKOVA Before you go: All of the In These Times stories you read are made possible by support from readers like you. As a nonprofit, reader-supported publication, In These Times depends on our end-of-year fundraising drive for nearly half of our total budget. That’s how important this fundraising drive is. Make a tax-deductible donation today to ensure that we can continue publishing in the year ahead.
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