Judged from the vantage of macroeconomic indicators, the US economy is, as an economist quoted in the Wall Street Journal put it, “the envy of the world”. But when looking hard at the reality of life and work in the US, all of the economic glitter isn’t gold.
At this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, US Vice President Kamala could have poured kerosene on a puppy and still come out as the liberals’ darling.
The cult of military service sprouted in the era of the volunteer army. While it means that professional politicians like Tim Walz may ride this into the White House with Kamala Harris, for others, it is a road to the graveyard.
Recognising the Democratic Party as one of the chief pillars of a system that maintains exploitation and oppression in US society is the first step toward building a socialist alternative to it.
The French ruling class has persisted in winding back democracy to force neoliberalism onto an unwilling population. Its refusal to accept the electoral results is just the latest example, and the growth of the far right is one of the results.
