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Week of 12/13/2021
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Over a thousand students and faculty members of Columbia University
rallied on December 6, 2021, to speak out against recent threats of
retaliation against striking workers.
The Ivy League's Legitimacy Crisis
: Staff
Writer Alex Sammon examines Columbia University's incredible profit
bonanza after the pandemic, asserting that it's indicative of a wider
problem.
The Trump Officials Still Running Biden's Justice Department
:
Contributor Eleanor Eagan reports that two senior career staffers
continue to work in Attorney General Merrick Garland's office, and
he's shown no signs of doing anything about it.
The Obscure Democrat Enabling Republicans on Bank Regulation
:
Michael Hsu, the acting comptroller of the currency, has gone silent
after initially siding with fellow Democrats on a bank merger review.
Writing Fellow Lee Harris and Executive Editor David Dayen have the
story.
A Better Way in the Middle East
: Contributor
Trita Parsi argues that for America, the Baghdad dialogue makes far more
strategic sense than the Abraham Accords.
Will Starbucks Bargain With Its Baristas, or Just Pretend To?
:
Many newly unionized employers go discreetly AWOL (or worse) when it
comes to negotiating a first contract. Coffee drinkers shouldn't let
Starbucks get away with that. Contributor Terri Gerstein with analysis.
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