Working Life

The differences between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton on economic policy, foreign policy and basic morality are many. But, in the wake of confirmation about the most revolting, despicable, debasing of whatever moral principles this country claims to adhere to, the differences are stark. Torture. The differences between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton on economic […]

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Overnight, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists broke open a new scandal involving the Koch Brothers intricate plan, dubbed “Project Snow”, to dodge taxes.

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In the list of serious “first world problems”–or maybe “first world stupidities”–you can list the hysteria around Ebola in the U.S. i.e., the non-existent Ebola crisis in this country. And, of course, as soon as the media found some other thing to focus on, no one cares anymore that thousands of people–black people–have died and continue to die from Ebola. But, the real point to make is that Ebola isn’t just a disease–it’s a result of relentless global class warfare and corruption.

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It gets to a point, in this crazy world–the world in which our bridges are falling down, roads are crumbling, hospitals are closing down, schools don’t have enough supplies for kids–when flushing $42 billion down the drain just seems like no big fucking deal. In the pathetic bi-partisan world of budget nonsense and more give-aways for corporations and the elite, $42 billion is seen as a “compromise.”

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Sorry, I don’t share the optimism or excitement in the headlines about the new job figures–partly because I don’t believe this lasts. It’s funny how the elites wants to always demand that we think about how the world has become “global” when it means demanding wage cuts and acceptance of shitty trade agreements like the Trans Pacific Partnership. But, when it comes to trumpeting the go-go U.S. “recovery”, the facts of the world are put to the side.

Especially when it comes to talking about ROBBERY.

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The steady robbery of peoples’ hard work has taken place over the past five decades, with the pace accelerating over the past twenty years. What this robbery does is basically squeeze people so hard that their lives become a shaky, volatile daily existence. Proof of the class warfare isn’t hard to find.

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You know, one day very soon, this isn’t going to make headlines. It just won’t matter because it will be so accepted as part of the fabric of society. Today, however, it’s still important to cheer for the men and women who come out in the workplace who, because of their relative influence, can move the needle.

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You may have read about the tax deal that the president is threatening to veto. It’s a stinker.

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Admittedly, I have a soft spot for Abdul-Jabbar, having re-entered the world of the NBA just as he and Magic Johnson began their run in the early 1980s (and after they, and Larry Bird, retired, I stopped watching the game because it became unwatchable, “look-at-me” nonsense…but I digress).

More important, with 1.65 million Twitter followers, Jabbar reaches a big audience, part of which I am guessing does not see other political analysis. He stands as a symbol, as well, to all the other athletes who stay silent lest they endanger endorsements, certainly that’s true of athletes still playing but it’s also true for those who have retired (exemplified by Michael Jordan–who, with a single phone call or public statement, probably could have stopped Nike from doing business with child slave labor factories in China).

So, Kareem, you have the stage.

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The problem with Chuck Schumer’s criticism of the focus on health care is that he doesn’t really focus on the main problem. Not surprising because a man who never saw a Wall Street check he didn’t like wouldn’t understand.

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