Why do so many Americans live in poverty? Because so many rich people benefit from it - sociologist Matthew Desmond

Desmond says that being poor is different in the US than in other rich countries. “We have so many resources. Our tolerance for poverty is very high, much higher than it is in other parts of the developed world’"

https://theatln.tc/FqW0IgRp

#ShitHoleCountryUSA #USpol #poverty #SocialJustice #US_fascism #economy #sociology #segregation #racism #MatthewDesmond

https://9to5mac.com/2024/12/17/analyst-trump-will-waive-apples-china-tariffs-so-it-doesnt-lose-to-samsung/

OH in response:

that's what this will all shake out to - he's going to keep all the companies subservient to him by granting or withholding exception favors, mob boss style

the economic impact was all just an excuse to have make-or-break powers over every company in the USA, which was always the end goal fantasy.

#uspol #us_tariffs #us_fascism #trump_extortion

Historians are learning more about how the Nazis targeted trans people

#trans #transgender #NaziGermany #US_Fascism #fascism

https://theconversation.com/historians-are-learning-more-about-how-the-nazis-targeted-trans-people-205622