5LL #122 - Vision, Good News, Prop 22, Foreign Policy, Democrats

The Election Is Over. Here’s a Vision From the Left for the Next Four Years.
Melissa Gira Grant, Nick Martin, Katie McDonough, and J.C. Pan, The New Republic
Organizers and thinkers on where we are in the major fights of our moment—from prison abolition to climate justice and the housing crisis—and where we go next.
There Was Actually a Lot of Good News for the Left on Election Day
Liza Featherstone, Jacobin
Don’t let the gloom of Tuesday’s national elections obscure the remarkable results in lower-level races across the country. Dozens of socialists were elected to legislatures, while minimum-wage hikes, rent controls, and taxes on the rich to fund schools all won voter backing, even in very red places.
‘Those in Power Won’t Give Up Willingly’: Veena Dubal and Meredith Whittaker on the Future of Organizing Under Prop 22
Meredith Whittaker and Veena Dubal, OneZero
Workers can build solidarity and fight back against ‘anti-democratic, corporate law-making.’
What Happens Now?
Daniel Bessner, Foreign Exchanges
A Biden administration (if that's what we're getting) likely means a return, for better or worse, to a more familiar US foreign policy.
Ding-dong, the Jerk Is Gone. But Read This Before You Sing the Hallelujah Chorus
Thomas Frank, The Guardian
Trump’s defeat is a time for celebrating – let us praise God for victory. But let us also show some humility in our triumph, and think about how we got here.
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