5LL #159 - Minneapolis, Utopia, Reforms, Borders, Hollywood

No, Minneapolis Did Not Defund the Police, But We're Not Done Trying.
Kandace Montgomery and Miski Noor, In These Times
We know what we’re doing in Minneapolis matters to other defund and abolition efforts, from New York to London to Los Angeles, and we are committed to the continued organizing it will take to make real our vision.
Lifting the Ban
Jacob Blumenfeld, The Brooklyn Rail
Where can an image of utopia fit in a world always on fire?
André Gorz's Non-Reformist Reforms Show How We Can Transform the World Today
Mark Engler and Paul Engler, Jacobin
In the 1960s, radical thinker André Gorz developed a novel concept that went beyond the tired reform versus revolution debate. With non-reformist reforms, popular movements can win immediate gains that shift power away from elites — and clear the way for more radical transformations.
The Case for Open Borders Is Laid Out in the Book 'Build Bridges, Not Walls'
Will Meyer, Teen Vogue
Borders “are a direct result of colonialism and maintain a neo-colonial worldview.”
Hollywood's Socialism Boom: Emboldened Leftists Agitate for Radical Change
Gary Baum and Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter
With supporters ranging from assistants to power players like Adam McKay, the industry's Democratic Socialists are demanding a fair share for workers (but aren’t necessarily coming for your house in the hills).
Split a donation between 70+ community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers
Subscribe to 5 Lefty Links
Check out the 5 Lefty Links Archives