Archive For June 27, 2016
I think that both the major parties (US and UK) are missing the point. The revolutions are not happening because people support Brexit, or Trump/Sanders. They’re not about immigration. They’re about a very deep anger stemming from fear. Anger at leadership that has spent a century saying that dignity stems only from work, and is…
Nick Hanauer wrote this open letter to his fellow gazillionaires a couple years ago. I think he’s spot on. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/the-pitchforks-are-coming-for-us-plutocrats-108014
Replace “Tory” with “Republican”, and “Labour” with “Democrat” and this essay could be written about the US. The Future Is There For The Taking, Now Is The Time To Wage Class War Against The Rich
Long, as is Greenwald’s wont, but well written and thoughtful assessment of the implications of the Brexit vote, as well as Trumpism and Sanders. http://interc.pt/28TOgZ5
http://www.thecanary.co/2016/06/22/the-daily-mails-two-front-pages-today-sum-up-why-no-one-should-buy-the-paper-ever/