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Naomi Klein | A Podcast in the Making: Getting Emotional About Labor 
Naomi Klein, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and Astra Taylor in the WPRB studio in Princeton, N.J. (photo: Julia Furlan/The Intercept)
Naomi Klein, The Intercept
Klein writes: "Does the world need another podcast? Probably not. But I find myself needing a free-form space to think through the contours of our historical moment - from the epic social and ecological stakes to the savviest strategies for getting ourselves out of this mess."
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Grocery store. (photo: Getty)
Grocery store. (photo: Getty)

Shutdown to Cut Office Overseeing Federal Food Stamps by 95% by End of Today
Nadia Kounang, CNN
Kounang writes: "As the government shutdown loomed over the holidays, heads of federal agencies and departments overseeing health and public assistance services tweeted that, regardless of what was happening in Washington, they were attending, as much as possible, to business as usual."
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Stocks. (photo: iStock)
Stocks. (photo: iStock)



Global Markets Plunge as Trump's Attack on Fed Adds to Worries Over Mnuchin's Comments and Government Shutdown
Dan Cancian, Newsweek
Cancian writes: "A festive mood was absent from stock markets across the world as Asian indexes turned south, following a decline on Wall Street sparked by President Donald Trump's attack on the Federal Reserve."
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The office where Dr. Larry Braunstein practiced podiatry in Jamaica, Queens. His daughters say he came to Donald J. Trump's aid with a diagnosis of bone spurs during the Vietnam draft. (photo: Dave Sanders/The New York Times)
The office where Dr. Larry Braunstein practiced podiatry in Jamaica, Queens. His daughters say he came to Donald J. Trump's aid with a diagnosis of bone spurs during the Vietnam draft. (photo: Dave Sanders/The New York Times)

Podiatrist's Daughters Say He Diagnosed Trump's Bone Spurs as Favor to Fred Trump
Daniel Politi, Slate
Politi writes: "It turns out all the rumors and speculation may be true after all and President Donald Trump likely never suffered from bone spurs."
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An employee works at the Amazon Fulfillment center in Robbinsville Township, N.J. (photo: Julio Cortez/AP)
An employee works at the Amazon Fulfillment center in Robbinsville Township, N.J. (photo: Julio Cortez/AP)

Top Amazon Boss Privately Advised US Government on Web Portal Worth Billions to Tech Firm
Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Guardian UK
Kirchgaessner writes: "A top Amazon executive privately advised the Trump administration on the launch of a new internet portal that is expected to generate billions of dollars for the technology company and give it a dominant role in how the US government buys everything from paper clips to office chairs."
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In this video grab provided by RU-RTR Russian television via AP television on March 1, 2018, a computer simulation shows the Avangard hypersonic vehicle being released from booster rockets. (photo: AP)
In this video grab provided by RU-RTR Russian television via AP television on March 1, 2018, a computer simulation shows the Avangard hypersonic vehicle being released from booster rockets. (photo: AP)

Putin Says Russia Ready to Deploy New Hypersonic Nuclear Missile
Reuters
Excerpt: "President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would deploy its first regiment of hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles next year, saying the move meant his country now had a new type of strategic weapon."
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President Trump visits wildfires in California. (photo: Saul Loeb/Getty)
President Trump visits wildfires in California. (photo: Saul Loeb/Getty)

Trump Ignores Climate Change, Offers Handouts to Timber Industry in Wildfire Executive Order
Mark Hand, ThinkProgress
Hand writes: "Nowhere in an 1,800-word executive order to address forest management and wildfires - quietly issued on Friday - does President Donald Trump draw a connection between climate change and increased wildfire risk. Instead, critics say it looks like a potential handout to the logging industry."
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