• jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    An economy where people were better off and were not forced to rely on overtime and muiltiple jobs did exist.

    Fifty years ago, nearly a third of U.S. workers belonged to a union. Today, it’s one in 10. But the decline has not been the same for every state. Here is a map showing how union membership has changed across the country.[1]


    “Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It.”

    Tangent critique about labels: When using the word “progressives,” it does not hold any meaning if you do not explain what it means to people; everyone has their own definition of such lables.

    A similar situation occurs when we use “far left” and “far right,” because most of our politicians would be considered Republican-lites, even the Justice Democrats (they are closer to Republicans than to people on the "left’, IMO).

    I consider myself on the “left,” due to being highly critical of the government, our three-letter agencies, our military, and as well as the MSM; I am also antiwar and for the working class people.


    1. [1] 50 Years Of Shrinking Union Membership, In One Map | February 23, 2015 | Quoctrung Bui | https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/02/23/385843576/50-years-of-shrinking-union-membership-in-one-map ↩︎