Rigged and broken

This piece by Chris Hedges is a dark, pessimistic rant. Does he overstate his case? Perhaps. But there is no denying the danger this democracy is in.

Yes, the Democrats are ascendent, the Republicans in disarray, but the basics of the system, as Hedges points out, remain in place, undisturbed. The boldness we expect from Barack Obama is not really boldness but cautious tweaking and repair that is happening after too many years of outright neglect.

We need a greater reform effort, a real transformation, but we shouldn’t expect one the way our system works. It is as rigged as Hedges says.

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet