Thread by @doctorow

The transformation of @TeenVogue into a radical leftist publication is one of the real bright spots of this decade!

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The magazine's labor reporter, @grimkim, has penned classic articles like "What 'Capitalism' Is and How It Affects People" have defined a new, muscular, youthful, woman-led critique of the decay of late-stage capitalism.

teenvogue.com/story/what-cap…

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And now, in a new piece, "Socialism Is the Answer to Corporate 'Girl Boss' Feminism," @sarahrlnrd gives us a vision of what could come next.

teenvogue.com/story/what-is-…

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It's a potent tonic to "Lean In" corporate feminism that holds that the problem with a world run by 150 rich men is that half of them should be rich women.

Instead of Sandberg, Kelly gives us bell hooks and "Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_…

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Leonard cites the "Wages for Housework" movement as the beginning of "an analysis that did not end at the factory gates, and has proved especially useful in an era dominated by the service economy, which demands not just work, but charm, flexibility, and cheerfulness."

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The front lines of the Covid 19 struggle are disproportionately peopled with women, especially women of color. This is a moment for a reinvigorated solidarity that fuses gender issues, race issues, and class issues.

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And for the record, while Leonard and Kelly are amazing, the whole Teen Vogue team is incredible, and is led by a superb executive editor, @TheSamhita .

jacobinmag.com/2019/10/teen-v…

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The magazine's parent company, Conde Nast, is said to be contemplating serious layoffs, but it's also facing new, successful union drives.

pluralistic.net/2020/05/04/whi…

One can only assume that the women of Teen Vogue will be heroes in the corporate struggle that's brewing.

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Image:
AK Press
akpress.org/wages-for-hous…

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