,! ,FATE ,( ,HUMANITY ,HANGS ,9 ,! ,BALANCE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,NOAM ,*OMSKY 

,TEXT 3 

,WE >E MEET+ AT A REM>KABLE MOM5T1 A MOM5T ?AT IS1 9 FACT1 UNIQUE 9 HUMAN HI/ORY1 A MOM5T BO? OM9\S 9 PORT5T & BRI<T ) HOPES = A BETT] FUTURE4 ,! ,PROGRESSIVE ,9T]NATIONAL HAS A CRUCIAL ROLE TO PLAY 9 DET]M9+ :I* C\RSE HI/ORY WILL FOLL[4 ,WE >E MEET+ AT A MOM5T ( CONFLU5CE ( CRISES ( EXTRAORD9>Y SEV]ITY1 ) ! FATE ( ! HUMAN EXP]IM5T QUITE LIT]ALLY AT /AKE4 ,! ISSUES >E COM+ TO A HEAD 9 ! NEXT FEW WEEKS 9 ! TWO GREAT IMP]IAL P[]S ( ! MOD]N ]A4 

,FAD+ ,BRITA91 HAV+ PUBLICLY DECL>$ ?AT IT REJECTS 9T]NATIONAL LAW1 IS ON ! V]GE ( A %>P BREAK FROM ,EUROPE1 ON ! PA? TO BECOM+ EV5 MORE ( A ,U,S SATELLITE ?AT IT ALREADY IS4 ,BUT ( C\RSE :AT IS ( ! GREATE/ SIGNIFICANCE = ! FUTURE IS :AT HAPP5S 9 ! GLOBAL HEGEMON1 DIM9I%$ BY ,TRUMP'S WRECK+ BALL1 BUT /ILL ) OV]:ELM+ P[] & 9COMP>ABLE ADVANTAGES4 ,ITS FATE1 & ) IT ! FATE ( ! WORLD1 MAY WELL BE DET]M9$ 9 ,NOVEMB]4 

,NOT SURPRIS+LY1 ! RE/ ( ! WORLD IS CONC]N$1 IF NOT APPALL$4 ,IT W\LD BE DIFFICULT TO F9D A MORE SOB] & RESPECT$ COMM5TATOR ?AN ,M>T9 ,WOLF ( ! ,F9ANCIAL ,TIMES ( ,LONDON4 ,HE WRITES ?AT ! ,WE/ IS FAC+ A S]I\S CRISIS1 & IF ,TRUMP IS REELECT$1 0?IS WILL BE T]M9AL40 ,/RONG WORDS1 & HE IS NOT EV5 REF]R+ TO ! MAJOR CRISES HUMANITY FACES4 ,WOLF IS REF]R+ TO ! GLOBAL ORD]1 A CRITICAL MATT] ?\< NOT ON ! SCALE ( ! CRISES ?AT ?REAT5 VA/LY MORE S]I\S CONSEQU5CES1 ! CRISES ?AT >E DRIV+ ! H&S ( ! FAM\S ,DOOMSDAY ,CLOCK T[>DS MIDNI<T -- T[>DS T]M9ATION4 

,WOLF'S CONCEPT 0T]M9AL0 IS NOT A NEW 5TRY 9TO PUBLIC DISC\RSE4 ,WE HAVE BE5 LIV+ UND] ITS %AD[ = #ge YE>S1 EV] S9CE WE LE>N$1 ON AN UN=GETTABLE ,AUGU/ DAY1 ?AT HUMAN 9TELLIG5CE HAD DEVIS$ ! MEANS ?AT W\LD SOON YIELD ! CAPACITY = T]M9AL DE/RUCTION4 ,?AT WAS %ATT]+ 5\<1 BUT !RE WAS MORE4 ,IT WAS NOT !N UND]/OOD ?AT HUMANITY WAS 5T]+ A NEW GEOLOGICAL EPO*1 ! ,AN?ROPOC5E1 9 :I* HUMAN ACTIVITIES >E DESPOIL+ ! 5VIRONM5T 9 A MANN] ?AT IS N[ ALSO APPROA*+ T]M9AL DE/RUCTION4 

,! H&S ( ! ,DOOMSDAY ,CLOCK W]E FIR/ SET %ORTLY AFT] ATOMIC BOMBS W]E US$ 9 A P>OXYSM ( NE$LESS SLAU<T]4 ,! H&S HAVE OSCILLAT$ S9CE1 AS GLOBAL CIRCUM/ANCES HAVE EVOLV$4 ,EV]Y YE> ?AT ,TRUMP HAS BE5 9 (FICE1 ! H&S HAVE BE5 MOV$ CLOS] TO MIDNI<T4 ,TWO YE>S AGO !Y REA*$ ! CLOSE/ !Y HAD EV] BE54 ,LA/ ,JANU>Y1 ! ANALY/S AB&ON$ M9UTES1 TURN+ TO SECONDS3 #a SECONDS TO MIDNI<T4 ,!Y CIT$ ! SAME CRISES AS BE=E3 ! GR[+ ?REATS ( NUCLE> W> & ( 5VIRONM5TAL CATA/ROPHE1 & ! DET]IORATION ( DEMOCRACY4 

,! LA/ MI<T AT FIR/ SEEM \T ( PLACE1 BUT IT IS NOT4 ,DECL9+ DEMOCRACY IS A FITT+ MEMB] ( ! GRIM TRIO4 ,! ONLY HOPE ( ESCAP+ ! TWO ?REATS ( T]M9ATION IS VIBRANT DEMOCRACY 9 :I* CONC]N$ & 9=M$ CITIZ5S >E FULLY 5GAG$ 9 DELIB]ATION1 POLICY =MATION1 & DIRECT ACTION4 

,?AT WAS LA/ ,JANU>Y4 ,S9CE !N1 ,PRESID5T ,TRUMP HAS AMPLIFI$ ALL ?REE ?REATS1 NOT A MEAN ACCOMPLI%M5T4 ,HE HAS CONT9U$ HIS DEMOLITION ( ! >MS CONTROL REGIME ?AT HAS (F]$ SOME PROTECTION AGA9/ ! ?REAT ( NUCLE> W>1 :ILE ALSO PURSU+ DEVELOPM5T ( NEW & EV5 MORE DANG]\S WEAPONS1 MU* TO ! DELI<T ( MILIT>Y 9DU/RY4 ,9 HIS D$ICAT$ COMMITM5T TO DE/ROY ! 5VIRONM5T ?AT SU/A9S LIFE1 ,TRUMP HAS OP5$ UP VA/ NEW >EAS = DRILL+1 9CLUD+ ! LA/ GREAT NATURE RES]VE4 ,MEAN:ILE HIS M9IONS >E SY/EMATICALLY DISMANTL+ ! REGULATORY SY/EM ?AT SOME:AT MITIGATES ! DE/RUCTIVE IMPACT ( FOSSIL FUEL USE1 & ?AT PROTECTS ! POPULATION FROM TOXIC *EMICALS & FROM POLLUTION1 A CURSE ?AT IS N[ D\BLY MURD]\S 9 ! C\RSE ( A SEV]E RESPIRATORY EPIDEMIC4 

,TRUMP HAS ALSO C>RI$ =W>D HIS CAMPAIGN TO UND]M9E DEMOCRACY4 ,BY LAW1 PRESID5TIAL APPO9TM5TS >E SUBJECT TO ,S5ATE CONFIRMATION4 ,TRUMP AVOIDS ?IS 9CONV5I5CE BY LEAV+ ! POSITIONS OP5 & FILL+ ! (FICES ) 0TEMPOR>Y APPO9TM5TS0 :O ANSW] TO HIS WILL -- & IF !Y DO NOT DO SO ) SUFFICI5T FEALTY TO ! LORD1 >E FIR$4 ,HE HAS PURG$ ! EXECUTIVE ( ANY 9DEP5D5T VOICE4 ,ONLY SYCOPHANTS REMA94 ,CONGRESS HAD LONG AGO E/ABLI%$ ,9SPECTORS ,G5]AL TO MONITOR ! P]=MANCE ( ! EXECUTIVE BRAN*4 ,!Y BEGAN TO LOOK 9TO ! SWAMP ( CORRUPTION ?AT ,TRUMP HAS CREAT$ 9 ,WA%+TON4 ,HE TOOK C>E ( ?AT QUICKLY BY FIR+ !M4 ,!RE WAS SC>CELY A PEEP FROM ! ,REPUBLICAN ,S5ATE1 FIRMLY 9 ,TRUMP'S POCKET1 ) H>DLY A FLICK] ( 9TEGRITY REMA9+1 T]RIFI$ BY ! POPUL> BASE ,TRUMP HAS MOBILIZ$4 

,?IS ONSLAU<T AGA9/ DEMOCRACY IS ONLY ! B>E BEG9N+4 ,TRUMP'S LATE/ /EP IS TO W>N ?AT HE MAY NOT LEAVE (FICE IF HE IS NOT SATISFI$ ) ! \TCOME ( ! ,NOVEMB] ELECTION4 ,! ?REAT IS TAK5 V]Y S]I\SLY 9 HI< PLACES4 ,TO M5TION JU/ A FEW EXAMPLES1 TWO HI<LY RESPECT$ RETIR$ S5IOR MILIT>Y COMM&]S RELEAS$ AN OP5 LETT] TO ! *AIRMAN ( ! ,JO9T ,*IEFS ( ,/AFF1 ,G5]AL ,MILLEY1 REVIEW+ HIS CON/ITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO S5D ! >MY TO REMOVE BY =CE A 0LAWLESS PRESID5T0 :O REFUSES TO LEAVE (FICE AFT] ELECTORAL DEFEAT1 SUMMON+ 9 HIS DEF5SE ! K9DS ( P>AMILIT>Y UNITS HE DISPAT*$ TO ,PORTL& ,OREGON TO T]RORIZE ! POPULATION OV] ! /RONG OBJECTION ( ELECT$ (FICIALS4 

,MANY E/ABLI%M5T FIGURES REG>D ! W>N+ AS REALI/IC1 AMONG !M ! HI<-LEVEL ,TRANSITION ,9TEGRITY ,PROJECT1 :I* HAS JU/ REPORT$ ! RESULTS ( ! 0W> GAM+0 IT HAS BE5 CONDUCT+ ON POSSIBLE \TCOMES ( ! ,NOVEMB] ELECTION4 ,! PROJECT MEMB]S >E 0SOME ( ! MO/ ACCOMPLI%$ ,REPUBLICANS1 ,DEMOCRATS1 CIVIL S]VANTS1 M$IA EXP]TS1 POLL/]S & /RATEGI/S >\ND10 ! ,PROJECT CO-DIRECTOR EXPLA9S1 9CLUD+ PROM95T FIGURES 9 BO? ,P>TIES4 ,UND] ANY PLAUSIBLE SC5>IO AP>T FROM A CLE> ,TRUMP VICTORY1 ! GAMES L$ TO SOME?+ LIKE CIVIL W>1 ) ,TRUMP *OOS+ TO 5D 0! ,AM]ICAN EXP]IM5T40 ,AGA91 /RONG WORDS1 NEV] BE=E HE>D FROM SOB] MA9/REAM VOICES4 ,! V]Y FACT ?AT SU* ?\<TS >ISE IS OM9\S 5\<4 ,!Y >E NOT ALONE4 ,& GIV5 9COMP>ABLE ,U,S P[]1 F> MORE ?AN ! 0,AM]ICAN EXP]IM5T0 IS AT RISK4 

,NO?+ LIKE ?IS HAS HAPP5$ 9 ! (T5 TR\BL$ HI/ORY ( P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACY4 ,KEEP+ TO REC5T YE>S1 ,RI*>D ,NIXON -- NOT ! MO/ DELI<TFUL P]SON 9 PRESID5TIAL HI/ORY -- HAD GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT HE HAD LO/ ! #aif ELECTION ONLY BECAUSE ( CRIM9AL MANIPULATION BY ,DEMOCRATIC OP]ATIVES4 ,HE DID NOT CONTE/ ! RESULTS1 PUTT+ ! WELF>E ( ! C\NTRY AHEAD ( P]SONAL AMBITION4 ,ALB]T ,GORE DID ! SAME 9 #b4 ,NOT TODAY4 

,=G+ NEW PA?S 9 CONTEMPT = ! WELF>E ( ! C\NTRY DOES NOT SUFFICE = ! MEGALOMANIAC :O DOM9ATES ! WORLD4 ,TRUMP HAS ALSO ANN\NC$ ONCE AGA9 ?AT HE MAY DISREG>D ! ,CON/ITUTION & 0NEGOTIATE0 = A ?IRD T]M IF HE DECIDES HE IS 5TITL$ TO IT4 ,SOME *OOSE TO LAU< ALL ?IS (F AS ! PLAYFULNESS ( A BUFFOON4 ,TO !IR P]IL1 AS HI/ORY %[S4 

,! SURVIVAL ( LIB]TY IS NOT GU>ANTE$ BY 0P>*M5T B>RI]S10 ,JAMES ,MADISON W>N$4 ,WORDS ON PAP] >E NOT 5\<4 ,IT IS F\ND$ ON ! EXPECTATION ( GOOD FAI? & COMMON DEC5CY4 ,?AT HAS BE5 TORN TO %R$S BY ,TRUMP ALONG ) HIS COCONSPIRATOR ,S5ATE ,MAJORITY ,LEAD] ,MIT* ,MC,CONNELL1 :O HAS TURN$ ! 0WORLD'S GREATE/ DELIB]ATIVE BODY10 AS IT CALLS ITSELF1 9TO A PA!TIC JOKE4 ,MC,CONNELL'S ,S5ATE REFUSES EV5 TO CONSID] LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS4 ,ITS CONC]N IS L>GESSE TO ! RI* & /ACK+ ! JUDICI>Y1 TOP TO BOTTOM ) F> RI<T Y\NG LAWY]S :O %\LD BE ABLE TO SAFEGU>D ! REACTION>Y ,TRUMP-,MC,CONNELL AG5DA = A G5]ATION1 :ATEV] ! PUBLIC WANTS1 :ATEV] ! WORLD NE$S = SURVIVAL4 

,! ABJECT S]VICE TO ! RI* ( ! ,TRUMP-,MC,CONNELL ,REPUBLICAN P>TY IS QUITE REM>KABLE1 EV5 BY ! NEOLIB]AL /&>DS ( EXALTATION ( GRE$4 ,ONE ILLU/RATION IS PROVID$ BY ! LEAD+ SPECIALI/S ON TAX POLICY1 ECONOMI/S ,EMMANUEL ,SAEZ & ,GABRIEL ,ZUCMAN4 ,!Y %[ ?AT 9 #b#a#h1 FOLL[+ ! TAX SCAM ?AT WAS ! ONE LEGISLATIVE ,TRUMP-,MC,CONNELL A*IEVEM5T1 0= ! FIR/ TIME 9 ! LA/ HUNDR$ YE>S1 BILLIONAIRES HAVE PAID LESS .<9 TAXES.> ?AN /EEL WORK]S1 S*OOL TEA*]S1 & RETIREES10 ]AS+ 0A C5TURY ( FISCAL HI/ORY40 0,9 #b#a#h1 = ! FIR/ TIME 9 ! MOD]N HI/ORY ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 CAPITAL HAS BE5 TAX$ LESS ?AN LABOR0 -- A TRULY IMPRESSIVE VICTORY ( CLASS W>1 CALL$ 0LIB]TY0 9 HEGEMONIC DOCTR9E4 

,! ,DOOMSDAY ,CLOCK WAS SET LA/ ,JANU>Y BE=E ! SCALE ( ! P&EMIC WAS UND]/OOD4 ,HUMANITY WILL SOON] OR LAT] RECOV] FROM ! P&EMIC1 AT T]RIBLE CO/4 ,IT IS NE$LESS CO/4 ,WE SEE ?AT CLE>LY FROM ! EXP]I5CE ( C\NTRIES ?AT TOOK DECISIVE ACTION :5 ,*9A PROVID$ ! WORLD ) ! RELEVANT 9=MATION AB\T ! VIRUS ON ,JANU>Y #a4 ,PRIM>Y AMONG !M W]E ,EA/-,S\!A/ ,ASIA & ,OCEANIA1 ) O!RS TRAIL+ ALONG1 & BR++ UP ! RE> A FEW UTT] DISA/]S1 NOTABLY ! ,U,S1 FOLL[$ BY ,BOLSON>O'S ,BRAZIL & ,MODI'S ,9DIA4 

,DESPITE ! MALFEASANCE OR 9DIFF]5CE ( SOME POLITICAL LEAD]S1 !RE WILL ULTIMATELY BE SOME K9D ( RECOV]Y FROM ! P&EMIC4 ,WE WILL NOT1 H[EV]1 RECOV] FROM ! MELT+ ( ! POL> ICECAPS1 OR ! EXPLOD+ RATE ( >CTIC FIRES ?AT >E RELEAS+ 5ORM\S AM\NTS ( GRE5H\SES GASES 9TO ! ATMOSPH]E1 OR O!R /EPS ON \R M>* TO CATA/ROPHE4 

,:5 ! MO/ PROM95T CLIMATE SCI5TI/S W>N US TO 0,PANIC ,N[10 !Y >E NOT BE+ AL>MI/4 ,!RE IS NO TIME TO WA/E4 ,FEW >E DO+ 5\<1 & EV5 WORSE1 ! WORLD IS CURS$ BY LEAD]S :O >E NOT ONLY REFUS+ TO TAKE SUFFICI5T ACTION BUT >E DELIB]ATELY ACCEL]AT+ ! RACE TO DISA/]4 ,! MALIGNANCY 9 ! ,:ITE ,H\SE IS F> 9 ! LEAD 9 ?IS MON/R\S CRIM9ALITY4 

,IT IS NOT ONLY GOV]NM5TS4 ,! SAME IS TRUE ( FOSSIL FUEL 9DU/RIES1 ! BIG BANKS ?AT F9ANCE !M1 & O!R 9DU/RIES ?AT PR(IT FROM ACTIONS ?AT PUT ! 0SURVIVAL ( HUMANITY0 AT S]I\S RISK1 9 ! WORDS ( A LEAK$ 9T]NAL MEMO ( ,AM]ICA'S L>GE/ BANK4 ,HUMANITY WILL NOT LONG SURVIVE ?IS 9/ITUTIONAL MALIGNANCY4 ,! MEANS TO MANAGE ! CRISIS >E AVAILABLE4 ,BUT NOT = LONG4 ,ONE PRIM>Y TASK ( ! ,PROGRESSIVE ,9T]NATIONAL IS TO 5SURE ?AT WE ALL PANIC N[ -- & ACT ACCORD+LY4 

,! CRISES WE FACE 9 ?IS UNIQUE MOM5T ( HUMAN HI/ORY >E ( C\RSE 9T]NATIONAL4 ,5VIRONM5TAL CATA/ROPHE1 NUCLE> W>1 & ! P&EMIC HAVE NO BORD]S4 ,& 9 A LESS TRANSP>5T WAY1 ! SAME IS TRUE ( ! ?IRD ( ! DEMONS ?AT /ALK ! E>? & DRIVE ! SECOND H& ( ! ,DOOMSDAY CLOCK T[>DS MIDNI<T3 ! DET]IORATION ( DEMOCRACY4 ,! 9T]NATIONAL *>ACT] ( ?IS PLAGUE BECOMES EVID5T :5 WE EXAM9E ITS ORIG9S4 

,CIRCUM/ANCES V>Y1 BUT !RE >E SOME COMMON ROOTS4 ,MU* ( ! MALIGNANCY TRACES BACK TO ! NEOLIB]AL ASSAULT ON ! WORLD'S POPULATION LAUN*$ 9 =CE #d YE>S AGO4 ,! BASIC *>ACT] ( ! ASSAULT WAS CAPTUR$ 9 ! OP5+ PRON\NCEM5TS ( ITS MO/ PROM95T FIGURES4 ,RONALD ,REAGAN DECL>$ 9 HIS 9AUGURAL ADDRESS ?AT GOV]NM5T IS ! PROBLEM1 NOT ! SOLUTION -- MEAN+ ?AT DECISIONS %\LD BE REMOV$ FROM GOV]NM5TS1 :I* >E AT LEA/ P>TIALLY UND] PUBLIC CONTROL1 TO PRIVATE P[]1 :I* IS COMPLETELY UNACC\NTABLE TO ! PUBLIC1 & :OSE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY IS SELF-5RI*M5T1 AS *IEF ECONOMI/ ,MILTON ,FRI$MAN PROCLAIM$4 ,! O!R WAS ,M>G>ET ,?AT*]1 :O 9/RUCT$ US ?AT !RE IS NO SOCIETY1 ONLY A M>KET 9 :I* PEOPLE >E CA/ TO SURVIVE AS BE/ !Y CAN1 ) NO ORGANIZATIONS ?AT 5ABLE !M TO DEF5D !MSELVES AGA9/ ITS RAVAGES4 ,UNWITT+LY NO D\BT1 ,?AT*] WAS P>APHRAS+ ,M>X1 :O CONDEMN$ ! AUTOCRATIC RUL]S ( HIS DAY = TURN+ ! POPULATION 9TO A 0SACK ( POTATOES10 DEF5SELESS AGA9/ CONC5TRAT$ P[]4 

,) ADMIRABLE CONSI/5CY1 ! ,REAGAN & ,?AT*] ADM9I/RATIONS MOV$ AT ONCE TO DE/ROY ! LABOR MOVEM5T1 ! PRIM>Y IMP$IM5T TO H>% CLASS RULE BY ! MA/]S ( ! ECONOMY4 ,9 DO+ SO1 !Y W]E ADOPT+ ! LEAD+ PR9CIPLES ( NEOLIB]ALISM FROM ITS E>LY DAYS 9 9T]W> ,VI5NA1 :]E ! F\ND] & PATRON SA9T ( ! MOVEM5T1 ,LUDWIG VON ,MISES1 C\LD SC>CELY CONTROL HIS JOY :5 ! PROTO-FASCI/ GOV]NM5T VIOL5TLY DE/ROY$ ,AU/RIA'S VIBRANT SOCIAL DEMOCRACY & ! DESPICABLE TRADE UNIONS ?AT W]E 9T]F]+ ) S\ND ECONOMICS BY DEF5D+ ! RI<TS ( WORK+ PEOPLE4 ,AS VON ,MISES EXPLA9$ 9 HIS #aibg NEOLIB]AL CLASSIC ,LIB]ALISM1 FIVE YE>S AFT] ,MUSSOL9I 9ITIAT$ HIS BRUTAL RULE1 0,IT CANNOT BE D5I$ ?AT ,FASCISM & SIMIL> MOVEM5TS AIM$ AT ! E/ABLI%M5T ( DICTATOR%IPS >E FULL ( ! BE/ 9T5TIONS & ?AT !IR 9T]V5TION HAS = ! MOM5T SAV$ ,EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION4 ,! M]IT ?AT ,FASCISM HAS !REBY WON = ITSELF WILL LIVE ON ET]NALLY 9 HI/ORY0 -- ?\< IT WILL BE ONLY TEMPOR>Y1 HE ASSUR$ US4 ,! ,BLACK%IRTS WILL GO HOME AFT] HAV+ ACCOMPLI%$ !IR GOOD WORK4 

,! SAME PR9CIPLES 9SPIR$ 5?USIA/IC NEOLIB]AL SUPPORT = ! HIDE\S ,P9O*ET DICTATOR%IP4 ,A FEW YE>S LAT]1 !Y W]E PUT 9TO OP]ATION 9 A DIFF]5T =M 9 ! GLOBAL >5A UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,U,S & ,U,K4 

,! CONSEQU5CES W]E PR$ICTABLE4 ,ONE WAS %>P CONC5TRATION ( WEAL? ALONGSIDE ( /AGNATION = MU* ( ! POPULATION1 REFLECT$ 9 ! POLITICAL REALM BY UND]M9+ ( DEMOCRACY4 ,! IMPACT 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES BR+S \T V]Y CLE>LY :AT ONE W\LD EXPECT :5 BUS9ESS RULE IS VIRTUALLY UNCONTE/$4 ,AFT] #d YE>S1 4#a.0 ( ! POPULATION HAVE #b.0 ( ! WEAL?1 TWICE :AT !Y HAD :5 ,REAGAN WAS ELECT$4 ,C,E,O REMUN]ATION HAS SKYROCKET$1 DRAW+ G5]AL MANAGEM5T WEAL? ALONG ) IT4 ,REAL WAGES = NON-SUP]VISORY MALE WORK]S HAVE DECL9$4 ,A MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION SURVIVES FROM PAY*ECK TO PAY*ECK1 ) ALMO/ NO RES]VES4 ,F9ANCIAL 9/ITUTIONS1 L>GELY PR$ATORY1 HAVE EXPLOD$ 9 SCALE4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 REPEAT$ CRA%ES1 9CREAS+ 9 SEV]ITY1 ! P]PETRATORS BAIL$ \T BY ! FRI5DLY TAXPAY]1 ?\< ?AT IS ! LEA/ ( ! IMPLICIT /ATE SUBSIDY !Y RECEIVE4 

0,FREE M>KETS0 L$ TO MONOPOLIZATION1 ) R$UC$ COMPETITION & 9NOVATION1 AS ! /RONG SWALL[$ ! WEAK4 ,NEOLIB]AL GLOBALIZATION HAS DE9DU/RIALIZ$ ! C\NTRY )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( ! 9VE/OR RI<TS AGREEM5TS MISLABEL$ AS 0FREE TRADE PACTS40 ,ADOPT+ ! NEOLIB]AL DOCTR9E ?AT 0TAXATION IS ROBB]Y10 ,REAGAN OP5$ ! DOOR TO TAX HAV5S & %ELL COMPANIES -- PREVI\SLY BANN$ & B>R$ BY EFFECTIVE 5=CEM5T4 ,?AT L$ AT ONCE TO A HUGE TAX EVASION 9DU/RY TO EXP$ITE MASSIVE ROBB]Y ( ! G5]AL POPULATION BY ! V]Y RI* & ! CORPORATE SECTOR4 ,NOT SMALL *ANGE4 ,! SCALE IS E/IMAT$ 9 T5S ( TRILLIONS ( DOLL>S4 

,& SO IT CONT9UES AS NEOLIB]AL DOCTR9E TOOK HOLD4 

,AS ! ASSAULT WAS JU/ BEG9N+ TO TAKE %APE1 9 #a#i#g#h1 ! PRESID5T ( ! ,UNIT$ ,AUTO ,WORK]S1 ,D\G ,FRAS]1 RESIGN$ FROM A LABOR-MANAGEM5T COMMITTEE ?AT WAS SET UP BY ! ,C>T] ,ADM9I/RATION1 EXPRESS+ HIS %OCK ?AT BUS9ESS LEAD]S HAD 0*OS5 TO WAGE A ONE-SID$ CLASS W> 9 ?IS C\NTRY -- A W> AGA9/ WORK+ PEOPLE1 ! UNEMPLOY$1 ! POOR1 ! M9ORITIES1 ! V]Y Y\NG & ! V]Y OLD1 & EV5 MANY 9 ! MIDDLE CLASS ( \R SOCIETY10 & HAD 0BROK5 & DISC>D$ ! FRAGILE1 UNWRITT5 COMPACT PREVI\SLY EXI/+ DUR+ A P]IOD ( GR[? & PROGRESS0 -- DUR+ ! P]IOD ( CLASS COLLABORATION UND] REGIM5T$ CAPITALISM4 

,HIS RECOGNITION ( H[ ! WORLD WORKS WAS SOME:AT BELAT$1 9 FACT TOO LATE TO F5D (F ! BITT] CLASS W> LAUN*$ BY BUS9ESS LEAD]S :O W]E SOON GRANT$ FREE RE9 BY COMPLIANT GOV]NM5TS4 ,! CONSEQU5CES OV] MU* ( ! WORLD COME AS LITTLE SURPRISE3 WIDESPREAD ANG]1 RES5TM5T1 CONTEMPT = POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS :ILE ! PRIM>Y ECONOMIC ONES >E HIDD5 FROM VIEW BY EFFECTIVE PROPAG&A4 ,ALL ( ?IS PROVIDES F]TILE T]RITORY = DEMAGOGUES :O CAN PRET5D TO BE Y\R SAVIOR :ILE /ABB+ Y\ 9 ! BACK1 MEAN:ILE DEFLECT+ ! BLAME = Y\R CONDITIONS TO SCAPEGOATS3 IMMIGRANTS1 BLACKS1 ,*9A1 :OEV] FITS LONG-/&+ PREJUDICES4 

,RETURN+ TO ! MAJOR CRISES WE FACE AT ?IS HI/ORIC MOM5T1 ALL >E 9T]NATIONAL1 & TWO 9T]NATIONALS >E =M+ TO CONFRONT !M4 ,ONE IS OP5+ TODAY3 ! ,PROGRESSIVE ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,! O!R HAS BE5 TAK+ %APE UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( ,TRUMP'S ,:ITE ,H\SE1 A ,REACTION>Y ,9T]NATIONAL COMPRIS+ ! WORLD'S MO/ REACTION>Y /ATES4 

,9 ! ,WE/]N ,HEMISPH]E1 ! ,9T]NATIONAL 9CLUDES ,BOLSON>O'S ,BRAZIL & A FEW O!RS4 ,9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 PRIME MEMB]S >E ! FAMILY DICTATOR%IPS ( ! ,GULF2 AL-,SISI'S ,EGYPTIAN DICTATOR%IP1 P]HAPS ! H>%E/ 9 ,EGYPT'S BITT] HI/ORY2 & ,ISRAEL1 :I* LONG AGO DISC>D$ ITS SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC ORIG9S & %IFT$ F> TO ! RI<T1 ! PR$ICT$ EFFECT ( ! PROLONG$ & BRUTAL OCCUPATION4 ,! CURR5T AGREEM5TS BETWE5 ,ISRAEL & ,>AB DICTATOR%IPS1 =MALIZ+ LONG-/&+ TACIT RELATIONS1 >E A SIGNIFICANT /EP T[>DS SOLIDIFY+ ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ BASE ( ! ,REACTION>Y ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,! ,PALE/9IANS >E KICK$ 9 ! FACE1 ! PROP] FATE ( ?OSE :O LACK P[] & DO NOT GROVEL PROP]LY AT ! FEET ( ! NATURAL MA/]S4 

,TO ! ,EA/1 A NATURAL C&IDATE IS ,9DIA1 :]E ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,MODI IS DE/ROY+ ,9DIA'S SECUL> DEMOCRACY & TURN+ ! C\NTRY 9TO A RACI/ ,H9DU NATIONALI/ /ATE1 :ILE CRU%+ ,KA%MIR4 ,! ,EUROPEAN CONT+5T 9CLUDES ,ORBAN'S 0ILLIB]AL DEMOCRACY0 9 ,HUNG>Y & SIMIL> ELEM5TS ELSE:]E4 ,! ,9T]NATIONAL ALSO HAS P[]FUL BACK+ 9 ! DOM9ANT GLOBAL ECONOMIC 9/ITUTIONS4 

,! TWO 9T]NATIONALS COMPRISE A GOOD P>T ( ! WORLD1 ONE AT ! LEVEL ( /ATES1 ! O!R POPUL> MOVEM5TS4 ,EA* IS A PROM95T REPRES5TATIVE ( MU* BROAD] SOCIAL =CES1 :I* HAVE %>PLY CONT5D+ IMAGES ( ! WORLD ?AT %\LD EM]GE FROM ! CURR5T P&EMIC4 ,ONE =CE IS WORK+ REL5TLESSLY TO CON/RUCT A H>%] V]SION ( ! NEOLIB]AL GLOBAL SY/EM FROM :I* !Y HAVE GREATLY B5EFIT$1 ) MORE 9T5SIVE SURVEILLANCE & CONTROL4 ,! O!R LOOKS =W>D TO A WORLD ( JU/ICE & PEACE1 ) 5]GIES & RES\RCES DIRECT$ TO S]V+ HUMAN NE$S RA!R ?AN ! DEM&S ( A T9Y M9ORITY4 ,IT IS A K9D ( CLASS /RUGGLE ON A GLOBAL SCALE1 ) MANY COMPLEX FACETS & 9T]ACTIONS4 

,IT IS NO EXAGG]ATION TO SAY ?AT ! FATE ( ! HUMAN EXP]IM5T DEP5DS ON ! \TCOME ( ?IS /RUGGLE4 

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