So, my beloved Lakers just got trounced by Dallas in what can only be described as the sorriest performance in their gloried history. But while I won’t see another ring, I will soon see a new card.
My union card, that is. And I’m actually more psyched about getting it than another championship.
The economic gulf between the classes is greater than at any time since the Great Depression. Fortune 500 profits soared 81% in 2010 alone. In terms of income disparity, the United States now sits between Uganda and the Ivory Coast. And it can all be attributed to the decline of the union.
As the union goes, so goes the middle class
We’re at an amazing time in history—in the world, in our country, in our selves. Yes, we face overwhelming challenges, to our very existence. Yet we can overcome anything when we come together as one.
Of course, that requires each one of us to show up and do our part. So for mine, I intend to be a proud card-carrying member of National Writers Union Local 1981!
The Union forever, defending our rights
Down with the blackleg, all workers unite
With our brothers and our sisters together we will stand
There is power in a Union!
—Billy Bragg
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