5LL #58 - Slavery, Solidarity, Amazon, Microstates, Lotteries

In Order to Understand the Brutality of American Capitalism, You Have to Start On the Plantation.
Matthew Desmond, The New York Times
Recently, historians have pointed persuasively to the gnatty fields of Georgia and Alabama, to the cotton houses and slave auction blocks, as the birthplace of America’s low-road approach to capitalism.
Sara Nelson: "Solidarity Is A Force Stronger Than Gravity"
Sara Nelson, Jacobin
This month, Association of Flight Attendants president Sara Nelson addressed over 1,000 delegates at the Democratic Socialists of America convention. Here's what she had to say about the labor movement's power to defeat bigotry, the proud legacy of democratic socialists, and why solidarity is the "greatest force for good in human history."
Surviving Amazon
Sam Adler-Bell, Logic
Amazon has built a vast logistics empire by subjecting its workforce to extreme forms of technological discipline — designed to keep workers isolated, fearful, and maniacally productive.
Every State Should Be A Microstate
Nick Slater, Current Affairs
Life is better when your state is small…
It's Time to Get Rid of the Lottery
Leah Muncy, The Outline
States should not rely on a scam to fund much-needed services.
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