5LL #219 - Surplus, Portland, DSA, Recognition, Work

SURPLUS
Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant, The New Inquiry
We focus not on how capitalism reproduces death but on how and why capital keeps you alive.
The Portland Van Abductions
Sarah Jeong and Sergio Olmos, The Verge
In 2020, protests against police brutality were everywhere. So why did the federal government think the greatest threat to homeland security was in a midsize city known mostly for hipsters and passive aggression?
Can DSA Go the Distance?
Sam Adler-Bell, Dissent
In a matter of years, DSA has turned from a musty debate club for retired social democrats into an electoral powerhouse of young, ecumenical radicals. What’s next?
Practice Involuntary Recognition
Marianne Garneau, Organizing Work
The law wants to substitute the rollicking disruption of production that comes from “direct bargaining” with an orderly exchange of proposals at a boardroom table.
Socialism Won’t Get Rid of Work. But It Will Allow Us to Work Less Under Better Conditions.
J. C. Pan and Alex Gourevitch, Jacobin
Some leftists imagine a postcapitalist society will free everyone from the need to work. But the only realistic and fair way to manage production under socialism is to democratically distribute and share in the burdens of labor.
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