5LL #31 - Green New Deal, Identity, Millennials, Free Time, Radical Politics
A Green New Deal Can Give Us the Freedoms to Allow Humanity to Flourish
Kate Aronoff, Alyssa Battistoni, Daniel Aldana Cohen, and Thea Riofrancos, The Guardian
Franklin Delano Roosevelt sought to redefine freedom in the face of war. The Green New Deal imagines goals for a colorful democracy.
How Identity Became A Weapon Against the Left
Briahna Joy Gray, Current Affairs
Reaction to criticism of Kamala Harris shows how the voices of progressive people of color are erased…
Why Are Millennials Burned Out? Capitalism.
Sean Illing, Vox
Author Malcolm Harris on why millennials need a revolution.
The Political Case for More Free Time
Matt Hartman, The Outline
Some people are burnt out while others are simply exploited. We can organize around the shared interest of making our free time actually free.
The Stifling Air of Rigid Radicalism
Carla Bergman and Nick Montgomery, The New Inquiry
Can radical politics harbor a deadening conservatism?
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