5LL #125 - Amazon, Debt, Cuba, Home, John Carpenter

Secret Amazon Reports Expose the Company's Surveillance of Labor and Environmental Groups
Lauren Kaori Gurley, Vice

Dozens of leaked documents from Amazon’s Global Security Operations Center reveal the company’s reliance on Pinkerton operatives to spy on warehouse workers and the extensive monitoring of labor unions, environmental activists, and other social movements.

How the Biden Administration Can Free Americans From Student Debt
Astra Taylor, The New Yorker

Though it would help struggling households make ends meet, debt relief isn’t just about money.

Are Cuban American Voters Really A Special Case?
Andrés S. Pertierra, The Nation

The rightward lean of this group often mystifies and frustrates Democrats, but how unique are they really?

A Place Like Home
Nick Slater, Current Affairs

Whatever we take refuge in—people, buildings, places, ideas, identities—it all feels like it could be lost in an instant. 

John Carpenter, Apocalyptic Filmmaker
Eileen Jones, Jacobin

John Carpenter’s movies provide visions of societies falling apart. No wonder his work is resonating now more than ever.

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