“When the 1 percent was in charge, hundreds of thousands of people emigrated to avoid starvation. Under the leadership of the working class, however, both countries built robust and successful economies that nearly eliminated poverty, expanded free university education, abolished slums, provided excellent health care available to all as a matter of right and created a system of full employment…
“Although Norwegians may not tell you about this the first time you meet them, the fact remains that their society’s high level of freedom and broadly-shared prosperity began when workers and farmers, along with middle class allies, waged a nonviolent struggle that empowered the people to govern for the common good.”
Projection on a building during Occupy Wall Street Day of Action. This isn’t over, folks!
“Fault Lines” is a short film by Al Jazeera; an excellent and succinct account of the issues that are bringing Americans and supporters around the world into the streets.
“This inequity will lead to upheaval… politicians aren’t listening. The US will look like it did 100 years ago… where a small group controls a large amount of political power and a large group suffers.”
