Out of fear I took the advice of my lawyer and signed a plea of second-degree murder. Webster’s Dictionary describes murder as “the unlawful and malicious or premeditated killing of a person.” That is not me. I was just an ordinary, church-going mother of three beautiful children, all wanted and very much loved. I was […]
What the virus said
“I’ve come to shut down the machine whose emergency brake you couldn’t find.” [from lundimatin, March 27, 2020, https://lundi.am/What-the-virus-said] You’d do well, dear humans, to stop your ridiculous calls for war. Lower the vengeful looks you’re aiming at me. Extinguish the halo of terror in which you’ve enveloped my name. Since the bacterial genesis of the […]
“You’re Not Gonna Use This as a Way to Fuck Us Over”: A Discussion with Luis Brennan from Burgerville Workers Union
HC: Tell us what you do for work. I’m a fast food worker. I work mostly the grill at a fast food place at the Portland Airport–a company called Burgerville. I also do a shit ton of labor organizing, so I’ve been a part of Burgerville Workers Union for a while. We’ve won a lot […]
Coronavirus and Conspiracy
It was day three of my self-imposed Rona virus (shout out to Black Twitter) quarantine and it was clear that sitting in my underwear scrolling through Facebook was quickly becoming my life. Between the apocalyptic posts about how woefully unprepared the US healthcare system is on any given day, let alone for a pandemic, and […]
Coronavirus and the Crisis Laid Bare
Jarrod: Two weeks ago I stood on the corner of Stony Island Ave and 71st Street on Chicago’s South Side, a major intersection and level crossing for the Metra commuter train. A shrill warning siren, blinking red stop lights, and retractable safety gates heralded an approaching train. But none came. As the minutes dragged on, […]
“Amazon is Knowingly Putting Their Customers at Risk”: A Florida Amazon worker speaks out
I work for Amazon out here in Miami. Working conditions are less than optimal. We are constantly breathing in a bunch of dust all day, in the back of trailers for hours on end with no respiratory protection, just breathing it all up. Since there’s no air purification or filtration system, I’ve been asking for […]