5LL #250 - Suburbs, Starbucks, Buses, History, Strategy

America’s Suburbs Are Breeding Grounds for Fascism
P.E. Moskowitz, The Nation
Hate against trans people is rising, but the suburbs are what gives this hate its fervor and popularity.
A Barista Fought to Unionize Her Starbucks. Now She’s Out Of A Job.
Greg Jaffe, The Washington Post
It’s against the law to fire workers for organizing. But as Rizzo and the other Starbucks workers were learning, there’s also little to stop companies from doing it.
Boston’s Fare-Free Bus Experiment
Matthew Haugen, NPQ
Fare-free public transit is a way to decommodify one of life’s basic necessities, start to repair inequities, and take important climate action at the same time.
Queer History Now!
Ben Miller, The Baffler
Trans and queer liberation demands more than inclusion in a nationalist memory culture.
Why Political Strategy Needs Karl Marx
James Rushing Daniel, Jacobin
In recent years, the grand questions of strategy that once animated the Left have found a new home in the world of business and management. But strategy is an essential component of political activity, and it needs a Marxist analysis at its core.
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