Tag: inequality

If the U.S. is to break its headlong rush into failed statehood, it must begin by addressing the legitimate demands of the people this country has failed from its very inception.

Black Americans braved police violence at Selma and galvanized support for the Voting Rights Act. Fifty years later, the Supreme Court’s Shelby decision ushered in a new era of racially targeted voter suppression.

By pitting us against each other – blaming immigrants, blaming liberals, and especially blaming people of color, and Black people in particular – they’ve divided us, and gotten away with it.

“I was born in this county. I have never come across ill-feeling like this about anything. Everyone feels it is one law for us and one law for them. That is so unfair.”

Perhaps, the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic melt down will be the trigger for such a seismic, but essential, change in the way we live.

“I need to allocate my money for food, health care and other necessities, not to pay rent to corporate landlords.”

Bernie’s fight is for social justice, and for social responsibility. The beaten-down center of America will take the first step in the battle against inequality if it listens to him.

If media are to perform their role as the fourth estate properly, they should really be scrutinizing power, not uncritically amplifying it.

“The rise is far from inevitable and can be tackled at a national and international level.”

Class wars unfold on multiple fronts, and virtually all national policies and programs affect how equally we distribute our income and wealth.