5LL #210 - Poverty, Starbucks, Wages, Cars, ATVs

People "Feel Unsafe" Because Visible Poverty Is Everywhere
Adam Johnson, The Column
Media hysteria around “rising crime” works because it touches on something real: a palpable increase in visible human suffering. What matters is how we alleviate that suffering.
The Upstart Union Challenging Starbucks
E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker
Baristas nationwide are remarkably organized. Is the company’s C.E.O., Howard Schultz, using firings, store closures, and legal delays to thwart them?
Annie McClanahan: The Possibility of A World Disentangled from Wages
Annie McClanahan and Kamea Chayne, Green Dreamer
We have to find a world without wages.
Wrong Road
David A. Banks, Real Life
The phone is a car: a symbol of freedom and convenience that transforms into an inescapable burden.
Prefab Freedom
KT Thompson, The New Inquiry
ATV use has soared since the pandemic started. But this new off-roading trend also rehearses familiar myths about the American west and American freedom.
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