I canceled my Amazon Prime membership. You can, too.

You can quit Amazon Prime. 

I did it last week, in response to Amazon firing user experience designers Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa. They were protesting the company's firing of warehouse workers who were themselves protesting for better working conditions.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit "essential workers" hardest, a category that includes doctors and the workers who pack and deliver your online purchases. Some of those workers are currently on strike, demanding hazard pay, adequate sick leave, protective gear, and transparency about the number of coronavirus cases in each Amazon warehouse. The company didn't immediately respond to Mashable for comment, but it told The Intercept it objects to the "irresponsible actions of labor groups in spreading misinformation." Read more...