5LL #326: Philanthropy, Germany, Hegemony, Texas, Salting
Defunding Dissent
Will Alden, Jewish Currents
Philanthropists have quietly withdrawn funding from grassroots groups that spoke out for Gaza, imperiling a broad range of social justice movements.
A Year in German Culture
Thomas Meaney, New Left Review
It seems plainer by the day that the Israeli military absorbs what remains of the suppressed schoolboy fandom for the plucky Wehrmacht, fandom that, vicariously speaking, has nowhere else to go.
Policing the New Crisis
Ryan Moore, Protean
As always, culture will be indispensable for both dismantling the dominant ideologies of late capitalism and reimagining a better future for a different world.
Borderlands, Betrayed
Gabriel Antonio Solis, The Drift
The long history of the Chicano movement shows us that progressive, even radical politics can thrive in the borderlands.
What Is Salting, the Organizing Tactic Spicing Up the Labor Movement?
Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue
This new generation of organizers is embracing all sorts of strategies, including one of the oldest tactics in the pro-union handbook: salting.