Links — 11 Dec 2018

On the Economy
Nick Hanauer’s Progressive Labor Standards: A bold idea to do more than just repair the damage.
Jared Bernstein | Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and former Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Vice President Joe Biden in the Obama Administration

econintersect
How Where You're Born Influences The Person You Become

Samuel Putnam, Bowdoin College and Masha A. Gartstein, Washington State University

Valdai Discussion Club

Imperialism, Geopolitics and Religion: The Split Between Moscow and Constantinople
Dimitris Konstantakopoulos

Fort Russ News
DEFYING NATO: Greece and Russia Discuss Increased Cooperation in Defense Sector

Paul Antonopoulos

Fort Russ News
West is Concerned About Growing Cooperation Between Russia and Turkey

Paul Antonopoulos

Caitlin Johnstone — Rogue Journalist
Assorted Thoughts On Politics, Humanity, And The World
Caitlin Johnstone

Geopolitics Alert
Opinion: Six Reasons Behind Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen

Damir Nazarov

Economic Policy INstitute
Aluminum tariffs have led to a strong recovery in employment, production, and investment in primary aluminum and downstream industries

Robert E. Scott, Senior Economist and Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Research

Reuters
Trump says would intervene in arrest of Chinese executive

Zero Hedge
US Phone Carriers Warn FCC Of "Prohibitive" Costs To Replace Huawei, ZTE Gear

Tyler Durden

RT
Goose-stepping in 2018: Chile’s military parade looks a lot like a Nazi one (VIDEO)

TASS
Putin pays last respects to human rights activist