Shouldn’t We Be Outraged?

by Susan Lamont

 “These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people.” – Abraham Lincoln

Do you think Lincoln was anticipating the music being made by Sanford Weill and Rubin Armiñana at the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University? Could he have imagined the shenanigans the modern financial sector would concoct to fleece the people or the charade of giving some back in the form of “philanthropy?”

On May 12^th, in return for a $12 million donation to the music center, Sonoma State University will bestow an honorary degree, a

By Susan Lamont, Center Coordinator

            There are flames dancing in the farthest corners,

            throwing their shadows on a group of mourners.

            Or are they lighting up a feast of poetry and wine?

            From here you cannot tell, as you cannot tell

            whether the color clinging to those distant doors and walls

            is that of roses or blood.

                                                            “The City from Here”

                                                            Faiz Ahmed Faiz

I had a dream several years ago in

Take Back the Wealth is an emerging organization of volunteers who believe that the workers of this country have been robbed, and that it's time to take back what's ours. Our strategy? Talk to other working-class people, find out what our communities are struggling with, build relationships and a base of support in working-class neighborhoods, organize people together to share their experiences and unite for working-class power that can take back the wealth that has been stolen from our labor.