Amidst the backdrop of a highly competitive primary race, candidate Kat Abughazaleh transformed her campaign headquarters into a mutual aid hub, offering essential supplies and resources to the community. This initiative aims to demonstrate the campaign’s values by providing tangible support, contrasting with traditional campaign methods. Despite facing potential accusations of “vote buying” and resource constraints, the campaign views this approach as a way to directly address community needs, a strategy that aligns with the belief that showing values is more impactful than simply stating them. While the long-term electoral impact remains uncertain, the campaign is focusing on actively assisting people in the present, while also adhering to strict compliance regulations.
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Collapse is not a dramatic event, but a slow process of failing systems. It manifests as a lack of basic services, like insufficient heating programs and unreliable power grids, despite their continued existence on paper. Rural communities experience these failures directly, facing frequent outages and unaffordable energy costs, leading them to rely on alternatives. As institutions fail, the demand for resources like firewood increases, highlighting a shift where essential services are no longer guaranteed.
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The article posits a clash between “end-of-the-world fascism” (EWF) and civil disobedience, with EWF currently holding the advantage due to its control over resources and political structures. EWF thrives on violence and maintains power through manipulation of corporate interests and the exploitation of the working class. Resistance faces challenges, including fragmented social classes and the co-option of political movements by corporate agendas within the Republican and Democratic parties. Ultimately, the article urges a shift in perspective, suggesting that the impending end of food assistance programs presents an opportunity for the educated professional class to unite with the abandoned working class and engage in mass protest.
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John Q. Hosedrinker