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Friday May 1, 2020 subscribe |
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| you know
the USA is an oligarchy,
right? but don't just take some princeton eggheads' word on
it —listen to a former president. nothing highlights this truth like the response to the covid19 crisis: TRILLIONS shoveled to wall st. by unanimous consent with less than minimal relief for those in dire need. no wonder some are so desperate they'll take the bait and risk everything for the "privilege" of going back to work as wage slaves. the US is a one-party state with no opposition, just lip service and grandstanding but no actual resistance or voice for any but big money donors and lobbyists. i see no hope for reform within the parameters of this corrupt system. change will have to be forced from the outside in and the ground up. though small, today's protest at amazon HQ felt like meaningful action. if nothing else, i felt less alone for first time in weeks. what's crazy is how humble the demands are—that big business and billionaires pay their fair share while providing decent conditions for workers. it's shameful we're relitigating gains made by unions generations ago, but we're in a new gilded age and have to dig ourselves out. stay alert, organize, show up. we're all we've got. it might feel futile, but sometimes you have to go in circles to get ahead. |
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