5LL #57 - Brands, LeftRoots, Red Deal, Grades, DSA Convention

No Logo at 20: Have We Lost the Battle Against the Total Branding of Our Lives?
Dan Hancox, The Guardian
It was the bestseller that brilliantly critiqued the political power of the ‘superbrands’ and shot Naomi Klein to fame. Two decades on, we ask her, how does it stand up in our world of tech giants and personal brands?
Socialists of Color to the Front
Eli Day, In These Times
LeftRoots, a socialist group with majorities of women and people of color, is strategizing to win.
A Red Deal
Nick Estes, Jacobin
The Green New Deal can connect every struggle to climate change. A Red Deal can build on those connections, tying Indigenous liberation to an anti-capitalist fight to save the planet.
Grades Are Capitalism in Action. Let's Get Them Out of Our Schools.
Richard D. Wolff, Truthout
Meritocracy redirects the blame for capitalism’s failures onto its victims. Schools teach meritocracy, and grading is the method.
A Gathering of Comrades
Nathan Robinson, Current Affairs
Why the DSA convention filled me with hope…
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