5LL #144 - Antisemitism, Unions, Personality Tests, Leisure, Helen Keller

How Not to Fight Antisemitism
The Editors, Jewish Currents
As we exit the Trump era, following a summer of Black-led uprising, we find ourselves called more urgently out of the cocoon of Jewish organizing and into broader coalition politics.
Blowout in Bessemer: A Postmortem on the Amazon Campaign
Jane McAlevey, The Nation
The warning signs of defeat were everywhere.
How Workers Really Get Canceled on the Job
Nathan Newman, The American Prospect
Pre-hiring personality screening and ongoing employer monitoring explicitly weed out workers likely to agitate for a union.
The Politics of Everyday Life: Leisure
Sarah Jaffe, New Statesman
Work is more intertwined with the rest of our lives than ever. To truly enjoy free time, we must be able to let go of “the realm of necessity.”
You Are Not Familiar with My Voice
A.S. Hamrah, The Baffler
John Gianvito on Helen Keller and his new film, Her Socialist Smile.
Split a donation between 70+ community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers
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