Capitalism’s insatiable demand for cheap labor, no matter where it is located, is the driving force behind the rush to globalization that has trampled upon the rights and welfare of working people everywhere. The automobile industry in North America offers a case study that illustrates the direction that capitalism is taking in the 21stcentury and indicates the consequences of this trend for working people throughout the continent and the world. Much More
I do believe that under the Obama administration, there will be a resurgence in respecting our constitution, Bill of Rights and the Rule of Law. That said, I also believe that if those Americans who are finding themselves drowning in debt and becoming homeless do not band together and “take it to the streets” to make our voices heard, there will be no help for those who need it the most. The complacency of the public and their refusal to actively protest and demonstrate throughout the United States will allow this injustice to continue - and if you “hope” that thing will get better without acting, then you will receive exactly what the government is planning - helping the rich while ignoring the poor. As it’s been said many times, “Hope in one hand and crap in the other - and see which one fills-up first!” Wake up America, and do it now, and if you don’t, expect to become pawns in corporate America’s rape of the United States.
William Cormier
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