Inside the battle for Amazon's soul

Amazon workers and the future of labor in America ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [View on the web]( [Recode]( [Click to view images]( [The real cost of Amazon]( Since the start of the pandemic, Amazon has been mired by internal conflict. As warehouse workers demand better conditions and pay, corporate employees are becoming their allies. The unrest has captured the attention of lawmakers and threatens to tarnish Amazon's public image. Amazon is acutely aware of the problem. In a recent public relations campaign, the company sought to celebrate its "retail heroes" working for $15 an hour in warehouses around the country. Internally, Amazon has fired several employees who have spoken out against working conditions, especially the company's shortcomings in protecting warehouse workers from getting sick. And many of these conflicts are rooted in a history of tension between warehouse and corporate workers at Amazon, making the emerging alliances all the more powerful. Recode's Shirin Ghaffary and Jason Del Rey spoke to dozens of current and former Amazon employees who paint a concerning picture of turmoil at the company. Ultimately, they found that the struggle Amazon workers face during the pandemic also has ramifications for the American economy as a whole. [Click to view images]( New York's Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway bring you a five-part livestream event series on how Covid-19 will transform the global economy — and what that means for tech, media, and commerce. Kara will interview some of the most powerful people in tech and business, while Scott will tear down consensual hallucinations around the recovery, and give you the yoga babble-free real talk on Covid-19, markets, and monopolies. If you’re looking for a strategic edge and a deeper understanding of the global forces at play in a post-Covid-19 economy, don't miss this weekly series with tech's most feared yet loved journalist and your favorite inappropriate professor. [ Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway / [Vox Media Events]( ] [Click to view images]( [How deepfakes could actually do some good]( A new documentary highlights how the controversial technology can protect people. [ Rebecca Heilweil / [Recode]( ] [Click to view images]( [Facebook changes algorithm to boost original reporting]( Facebook will also demote stories that aren't transparent about who has written them. [ Sara Fischer / [Axios]( ] [Click to view images]( [How Trump gave insurance companies free rein to sell bad health plans]( Obamacare wasn't repealed. Trump's deregulation is eroding it anyway. [ Dylan Scott / [Vox]( ] [Click to view images]( [Netflix to invest $100 million in Black community's financial institutions]( Streaming giant says move will help local institutions offer more loans, mortgages in underserved areas. [ Joe Flint / [Wall Street Journal]( ] [Click to view images]( [Our ghost-kitchen future]( The ghost kitchen is an increasingly crowded space. [ Anna Wiener / [The New Yorker]( ] [This is Cool Section Title] [Uh oh, a massive star disappeared without a trace]( [Facebook]( Twitter [Instagram]( [Recode by Vox]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving emails from Vox Media. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2020. All rights reserved.