In which I write for Jacobin about an upcoming SCOTUS case that will decide whether or not constitutional rights are only for property owners: ”On most nights, John Logan drives his pickup truck to a rest stop five miles north of Grants Pass, Oregon. A licensed home care provider, Logan has lived without permanent housing for the last twelve years. For a time, he was able to spend his nights in the spare room of a client for four to five nights a week, but that job ended in 2019, and these days he must make his way to the Manzanita Rest Stop off I-5 in order to get a night’s sleep in his truck.
this is easy to visualize which makes it even more painful to read. it's such a vivid description of one aspect of one side effect of the rampant capitalism we call democracy, and such a stark description of treating people not like people, as though they have no value, due to lacking in what is valued in a system like ours, $$$$. it's an internal manifestation of the same deprivation that drives refugees to struggle so hard to get into this country where they hope to find a home.
this is easy to visualize which makes it even more painful to read. it's such a vivid description of one aspect of one side effect of the rampant capitalism we call democracy, and such a stark description of treating people not like people, as though they have no value, due to lacking in what is valued in a system like ours, $$$$. it's an internal manifestation of the same deprivation that drives refugees to struggle so hard to get into this country where they hope to find a home.