Happy New Year from A&L x ok.glass!! This is a postmodern free-flowing discussion with nice piano songs in the background. We’re in a weird form fresh off of CATS, 2019 and some stressful holiday stuff. To hear the episode we recorded directly before this (and enter in a chance to win $20) please support us on Patreon. We discuss strategy, electoral politics, local politics, international politics, the politics of mental health, and who should probably be murdered, parody parody parody. If you like the podcast and want more, please consider supporting us: https://www.patreon.com/artandlabor. Follow us on twitter and instagram. You can contact Art & Labor at artandlaborpodcast@gmail.com
Episode 20 – Amazon Cuomo
BE LIKE BERLIN! That is our message for those who are ready to fight Amazon’s new headquarters. Kreuzberg successfully blocked Google, and we can too. We read some good take downs from Ben Davis and Queens Neighborhoods United. Plus we take a lot of inspiration from the new Ursula K. Le Guin documentary.
Berlin’s big win: https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/10/google-cancels-tech-campus-kreuzberg-berlin/574378/
Le Guin’s anti-Amazon Book Awards speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et9Nf-rsALk
Ben Davis on Amazon: https://news.artnet.com/opinion/amazon-long-island-city-art-1393072
Queens Neighborhoods United Statement: https://www.facebook.com/QueensNeighborhoodsUnited/posts/2376016062470195
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