Why prefer to fight over improving living conditions?: https://www.aurianneor.org/why-prefer-to-fight-over-improving-living-conditions/

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As much as I disapprove of the Federal Reserve, at least they tell the truth about the Republican tariffs

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ny-fed-report-says-americans-pay-almost-all-trumps-tariffs-2026-02-12/

#republicans #trump #tariffs #inflation #inequity #gdp #economy #standardofliving

Wonder why working families can no longer live on a single income? Why even two incomes is barely enough to survive, let along raise kids? Well…it’s a decades long story of systematic efforts to undermine workers rights and torpedo policies that provide families with the support they need. This CNBC video explains. #jobs #employment #wages #StandardOfLiving #economy #unions #workers #WorkersRights #labor

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hY2J25SXVeM&si=HG-Jz1Yh3-MBavIH

Area Goodwill raising money for Second Harvest Food Bank | News

Goodwill Industries of Central Florida has provided vocational and job placement services to tens of thousands of pe…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #centralflorida #charity #foodandtheenvironment #foodpolitics #HumanitarianAid #hunger #malnutrition #nutrition #Poverty #prevention #socialissues #socialpolicy #standardofliving
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2368659/area-goodwill-raising-money-for-second-harvest-food-bank-news/

We need to #deconstruct #AmericanExceptionslism and #liberal #nationalism in budding #resistance movements.

There's no "great #American experiment" or ever-perfecting #union. Americans aren't #entitled to a higher #StandardOfLiving than #people in the #GlobalSouth, or to #luxury on the backs of #exploitation. #America isn't worth the #oppression it #demands, and that oppression isn't a #blunder. #Compromise is not always a #virtue.

Eventually, the #cost will be too much for #mythology to hide.