5LL #15 - Union Organizers, Tech Workers, Caring for All, Democracy Vouchers, Modern Monetary Theory
Three Lessons for Winning in November and Beyond
Jane McAlevey, The New York Times
Because the very tactics long used against workers in workplace elections have now been exported to the broader electoral arena, it’s important to understand three lessons about how to win by those of us who continue to achieve victory even when faced with a ruthless, break-all-the-rules, determined opposition.
How a Socialist Coder Became a Voice for Engineers Standing up to Management
Sean Captain, Fast Company
Bjorn Westergard was working as a programmer at Lanetix, a CRM software maker, when concern about poor working conditions led him to start organizing his fellow employees.
Caring for All
Abdul El-Sayed and Micah Johnson, Current Affairs
When we lose ourselves in a complex policy debate, we forget why Medicare-for-All is good politics. The reasons are very simple: Too many of us don’t have healthcare. We spend too much on healthcare. And we hate our healthcare experience. Medicare-for-All solves all three of those problems.
The Case for Giving Every American $25 "Democracy Vouchers" for Every Election
Adam Eichen, In These Times
Refusing corporate donations is just a start—we need real campaign finance reform to revive democracy. A radical experiment in Seattle may point the way forward.
The Radical Theory That the Government Has Unlimited Money
Tom Streithorst, Vice
Modern Monetary Theory’s basic principle seems blindingly obvious: Under a fiat currency system, a government can print as much money as it likes. As long as a country can mobilize the necessary real resources of labor, machinery, and raw materials, it can provide public services. Our fear of deficits, according to MMT, comes from a profound misunderstanding of the nature of money.
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