The gathering momentum of protest in the US is charting new old territory. It is time to reflect on how we got here, says Eric Walberg
The current crisis of capitalism is textbook Marx. Greedy capitalists, craven politicians, scheming bankers, dispossessed masses. It is also textbook Lenin. Imperial wars awakening the masses to revolt – though the days of Lenin’s competing empires are over. Rather, we are all one big happy family, with the exception of a few blaggards who will soon be “wiped off the map” to misquote a particularly blag blaggard.
Stop! Children, what’s that sound? Everybody look what’s goin’ down.