5LL #154 - History, Google, Mayors, 911, Cities

History As End
Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine

1619, 1776, and the politics of the past.

Now I Know My ABCs: A Conversation with Two Organizers from the Alphabet Workers Union
Editors, Logic

The Alphabet solidarity union is the first of its kind in the industry, and offers a potential model for developing formal organizing structures within Big Tech workplaces.

Can the Socialist Mayor Rise Again?
Danielle Tcholakian, The New Republic

India Walton is running to be the next leader of her beloved Buffalo. But what she really wants is to revive a tradition of social democracy in America’s great cities.

Who to Call for Help When You Don't Want to Call the Cops
Katie Way, Vice

911 isn’t the only option—and it might not be the best one. Here’s a basic guide to how to handle emergency situations without involving the police.

New York: The Invention of an Imaginary City
Yasmin Nair, Current Affairs

How nostalgic fantasies about the “authentic” New York City obscure the real-world place.

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