Sisters and Brothers,
Obama’s final State of the Union was filled with optimism for the future of the United States.
I share this confidence, but for very different reasons.
My confidence is based NOT on big corporations or the prosperity of Wall Street and its billionaires.
It is based instead on the immense potential power of American workers, of the 99%, to fight for a better society against the Billionaire Class, whose limitless greed threatens our society and our planet.
I have hope because of the Black Lives Matter movement, which has broken the silence on systemic racism, mass incarceration, and police brutality.
I draw inspiration from the growing movement in Chicago demanding Mayor 1%, Rahm Emanuel, resign. This mayor, who was previously Obama’s Chief of Staff, has fought viciously over his tenure to do the greatest possible damage to unions and to public education.
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http://www.socialistalternative.org/2016/01/12/socialistresponse-state-union-2016/