5LL #353: Humanity, Settler Colonialism, Oligarchy, Unions, Privacy
Yousri Al-Ghoul Talks Back
Alex Foley, Protean
In times of genocide, people ask: who is human?
History Lesson
Laleh Khalili, Jewish Currents
Adam Kirsch’s On Settler Colonialism is an anti-woke screed disguised as serious scholarship.
The Uneasy Oligarchy
Jamie Merchant, The Baffler
New barbarians are at the gate.
Opening the House of Labor
Piper French, The New York Review of Books
Will the shocking displays of state power on display in LA cause unions to close ranks, or deepen their solidarity with immigrant workers?
Bringing Sexy Back
Kate Wagner, Lux
Internet surveillance has killed eroticism. We need privacy to reclaim it.