5LL #140 - Opportunities, Experiments, Prison Abolition, CHAZ, USAID

The Year of Lost Opportunities
Sarah Jones, New York Magazine 

What can we do except believe a different world could exist?

The Coronavirus Made the Radical Possible
Rachel Cohen, The New York Times

Across America, the past year has seen once-unimaginable experiments in housing, criminal justice, education and more. They have worked out pretty well.

Why the Labor Movement Should Fight for Prison Abolition
Marina Multhaup, OnLabor

The labor movement doesn’t just fight for better wages, it fights to “vanquish oppression in all its forms,” “create a more just and humane society,” and “make our communities stronger, healthier, and safer.”

The Rise and Fall of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Cooperative Assembly of Cascadia, ROAR

The CHAZ was imperfect, but we can learn from its mistakes to inform our response to the catastrophes created by capitalism and the state looming on the horizon.

Aid for Profit: The Dark History of USAID
Saheli Khastagir, Current Affairs 

For decades, the suffering of poor countries has been a boon for U.S. corporations.

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