5LL #41 - Prison Abolition, The Future, Anarchists, First Refusal, Adam Sandler

Is Prison Necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore Might Change Your Mind
Rachel Kushner, The New York Times
In three decades of advocating for prison abolition, the activist and scholar has helped transform how people think about criminal justice.
A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Naomi Klein, The Intercept
What if we actually pulled off a Green New Deal? What would the future look like then?
Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!
David Graeber, The Anarchist Library
Many people seem to think that anarchists are proponents of violence, chaos, and destruction, that they are against all forms of order and organization, or that they are crazed nihilists who just want to blow everything up. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth.
Workers Should Be in Charge
Peter Gowan, Jacobin
Every day, private equity companies snatch up firms and strip them dry. But there’s an alternative: allow workers to buy their workplace and run it themselves.
The Anti-Capitalist Brilliance of Early Adam Sandler
Miles Klee, Mel
Why are juvenile ’90s flicks like ‘Billy Madison’ still so funny? Here’s a theory: Because they challenge the grim authority and corruption of American empire
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