5LL #145 - Traffic Stops, Bill Gates, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Housing
The Case for Ending All Traffic Stops
Raphael Orlove, Jalopnik
Let’s straight up give up on all traffic stops. End them. As it turns out, they’re only really good at one thing, and that’s racism.
How Bill Gates Impeded Global Access to Covid Vaccines
Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic
Through his hallowed foundation, the world’s de facto public health czar has been a stalwart defender of monopoly medicine.
The New Politics of Higher Education
Marshall Steinbaum, Boston Review
Why the left’s turn from higher education has coincided with a newfound conservative appreciation for it.
The Repressive Politics of Emotional Intelligence
Merve Emre, The New Yorker
Daniel Goleman’s pop-psychology blockbuster, now twenty-five years old, turned self-control into a corporate management tool.
The Speculator
Vanessa A. Bee, n+1
My home was a commodity with a life of its own.
Split a donation between 70+ community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers
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