A rigged economy, a broken political system and ongoing climate change. Together, these realities spell potential disaster for anyone who isn’t a one-percenter:
The US government acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that the drought now covering two-thirds of the country will lead to significantly higher food prices.
The catastrophe in the Corn Belt, which has seen crops decimated by extreme heat and prolonged drought, will have ripple effects throughout the food system, the Department of Agriculture said in its food price outlook…
On the plus side, maybe the coming spike in food prices will trigger widespread support for an alternative to politics as usual, meaning the two-party system.
Right. Dream on, Odd Man.
According to the Republicans this is all Obama’s fault. Maybe we should end the Julian calendar on January 1, 2009 and begin a new one on that date with 1 AO? After Obama.
The alternative — may it not be worse than the status quo…
In the high and far off times, like two centuries ago, part of my family used to be the one percenters of those times. They thought they were immune, just like the 1% now. Something about being swaddled in money seems to turn people into slow learners.