![]() That’s the only way, he said, for everyday folks to get justice – by fighting for it. Rushing up to an onlooker he shouted, ‘Is this a private fight, or can anyone get in it?’ For Howard, democracy was one big public fight and everyone should plunge into it. Major corporations not the failing states organized the colonization and took control of interplanetary trade. Only the exodus to the other planets in the Solar System ensured its survival. The last time we met, I told him that the stories in A People’s History of the United States remind me of the fellow who turned the corner just as a big fight broke out down the block. WELCOME TO PLUTOCRACY Humankind has nally laid most of Earth to waste. More, those stirring sagas have inspired and continue to inspire countless people to go out and make a difference. We need your help to engage more people and bring them into this growing media movement.īill Moyers: “Welcome to the Plutocracy!”īill Moyers, Truthout: “Howard championed grassroots social change and famously chronicled its story as played out over the course of our nation’s history. This is about constructive, fact-based discussion. ![]() With your help, we can turn the tide in the battle of ideas. Write a short note at the top and ask them to click the BIG RED BUTTON BELOW to sign up for our newsletter. Please take five minutes to forward this Truthout newsletter to ten friends. We need to engage more people who are ready to hear the truth – and ready to fight for economic fairness, peace and the cultivation of real democracy. We need to continue to build a trustworthy and powerful hub for expressing a true progressive morality. to welcome so-called private or semi-private entrepreneurs into the CP. The right wing runs a “ ministry of truth” on television and radio, which spends 24 hours a day whipping up anger and pushing a plutocratic agenda. I would be tempted to call enlightened but plutocratic authoritarianism. Message us!.What did yesterday’s elections demonstrate? While the pundits and prognosticators will give you different opinions, one thing is very clear: It’s time for progressives to get to work. Looking to contribute? Here are instructions and a list of topics needing coverage. Want Bureau Member or Quality Contributor flair? Apply here! Sign in to comment to your favorite stories, participate in your community and interact with your friends. Posts are restricted to high-quality content on Wednesday. Please report personal attacks, racism, misogyny, or harassment you see or experience.Ĭomments consisting of mere jokes, nakedly political comments, circlejerking, personal anecdotes or otherwise non-substantive contributions without reference to the article, economics, or the thread at hand will be removed. Personal attacks and harassment will result in removal of comments multiple infractions will result in a permanent ban. Memes, self-promotion and low-quality blogs are not acceptable. The reason that I point this out is the fact that the people who are in politics now are often very well off and get into government to gain power and funds. ![]() Submissions must be from original sources with original headlines. The word plutocracy has the meaning of a system of government in which the richest people in a country rule or have power (1). Submissions tenuously related to economics, light on economic analysis, or from perspectives other than those of economists will be removed. Image and video submissions are not allowed. r/Economics concerns proliferation and discourse pertaining to research, news, academic work, and academic summaries from the perspective of economists. They are critical in various ways about what the plutocratic. An August Rasmussen poll found that Congress had a 23 favorable/ 72 unfavorable rating. Rick Cohen, Pablo Eisenberg, Stanley Katz, Diane Ravitch, and Seana Shiffrin are in the first camp. As a result, Americans are losing faith in their bedrock political institutions. Discipline-Specific News, Research, & Work But that’s to be expected when the lawmakers are part of the group getting richer (again plutocracy in action).
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