The Real Constituency of Government

Published on 16th July 2000 on the D2KLA website, in preparation for the mobilization against the Democratic National Convention

Why are so many people organizing protests during the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles? Isn’t the Democratic Party supposed to be a left-wing party? Not according to columnist Jim Hightower: “Both national parties now exist as wholly-owned subsidiaries of corporate America, selling two brands of the same corporate agenda.” The major complaint shared by all the organizations involved in protesting the Democratic …