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Letters From an American - January 25, 2025

Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American
Since the very earliest days of the United States, class was a central lens through which Americans interpreted politics . . . in the 1960s politicians began to focus on race and gender . . . Now, with Trump . . . class appears to be back . . .

Forced Prison Labor in the “Land of the Free”

Nina Mast Economic Policy Institute
These exploitative dynamics are rooted in slavery and are particularly extreme in the South, which incarcerates people—primarily Black men—at the highest rates in the world.

Venture Capitalists in the Defence Industry

Elke Schwarz The Conversation
I’m a propagandist, I’ll twist the truth, I’ll put forward only my version of it if I think that’s going to propagandise people to believe what I need them to believe.

Amazon Continues Union Busting

Karen Weise and Vjosa Isai The New York Times
Amazon Closes Its Operations in Quebec, Laying Off 1,700 Workers