5LL #27 - LGBTQ Co-Ops, The American Dream, Climate Change, Automation, Creativity

These Trans Latinas Started Their Own Beauty Co-Op to Defy Discrimination
Moira Lavelle, Vice
After years of experiencing discrimination at work, three trans immigrant women started a trans beauticians' co-op in Queens, New York—and are welcoming others to join.
The American Dream Isn't for Black Millennials
Reniqua Allen, The New York Times
What I learned from talking to more than 70 of my peers — and trying to buy a house.
Focusing On How Individuals Can Stop Climate Change is Very Convenient for Corporations
Morten Fibieger Byskov, Fast Company
Sure, it’s morally good to reduce your footprint–but don’t let that deflect attention from who is really to blame.
So You Automated Your Coworkers Out of a Job
Brian Merchant, Gizmodo
We may be witnessing the rise of a truly broken system where coworkers are forced to struggle with whether or not to automate each other out of work, competing for a thinning pool of decent jobs as profits flow upstream, where the pool of investment for future automation projects grows.
Design is Not Neutral
Colleen Tighe, The Baffler
Creativity does not belong to Google, to Adweek, to graphic design, to capitalism.
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