5LL #229 - Burnout, Sabotage, Tools, American History, Pinkerton

Edifice Complex
Bench Ansfield, Jewish Currents
Restoring the term “burnout” to its roots in landlord arson puts the dispossession of poor city dwellers at its center.
What If Environmental Damage Is a Form of Capitalist Sabotage?
R.H. Lossin, The Washington Post
Worker sabotage is a weapon of the weak, but capitalist sabotage causes much greater damage.
If You Can Borrow a Book, Then Why Not a Chainsaw? The Rise of Tool Lending Libraries
Aric Sleeper, In These Times
Spawned in the wake of World War II, tool libraries lend implements and provide practical guidance to community members who can’t afford to own or store their own tools.
The Long American Counter-Revolution
David Waldstreicher, Boston Review
Historian Gerald Horne has developed a grand theory of U.S. history as a series of devastating backlashes to progress—right down to the present day.
The Secret History of The Pinkertons
Sam Wallman, The Nib
As guns for hire, the Pinkerton agency has long been pad top dollar to do the ruling class's dirty work.
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