5LL #87 - Biden, Bernie, Base-Building, Financial Literacy, Language

Democrats, You Really Do Not Want to Nominate Joe Biden
Nathan J. Robinson, Current Affairs

We urgently need to remember who Biden is and think carefully about what would happen if he were chosen.

Rebooting Bernie Sanders
Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic 

The Vermont Senator has precious little time to retool a campaign that's gone sideways.

Beyond the Vote: Base-Building for Class Independence in Philadelphia
Editorial Team, Regeneration Magazine

The major strategic concern of base-building is rebuilding a direct connection between socialists and the rest of the working-class to help foster the working-class’s political independence.

The School of Hard Knocks
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, The Baffler

Student-oriented financial literacy is a band-aid on an axe wound

Garbage Language
Molly Young, Vulture

Why do corporations speak the way they do?

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