The recent election results in Coos County actually gave me renewed hope the people are recognizing the power they really have to change things. Despite a local media that does little to really analyze the issues and inform the public, people are seeing for themselves the consequences of the status quo. Watch this video, it will show you just how much power you really have. Read the transcripts here.
Once upon a time, a whole lot of just plain Americans woke up to realize the economic system was working against them. They had believed in it; they worked hard to make it work for them. They knew its shortcomings but saw in it the way to a decent return for their labor and a better future for their families.
Then, one day, calamity struck: The system turned on them. And they discovered that they had been betrayed, bamboozled, by the people at the top.
But they didn’t hang their heads and turn tail, like a dog whipped by its master. They organized and fought back — millions of them in a grass roots movement for democracy. What they did became known as the Populist Moment, an extraordinary time in our country’s history.
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