Building An Economy Worthy of Us
Overview: Episode 05
L. Joy is back under the glow of the porch light as she continues reimagining democracy in this series. This time she is focusing our attention on the economy. She cites Rev. James Lawson’s description of the economic system as “plantation capitalism,” giving us a lesson that takes us from the seizure of Indigenous land to chattel slavery, to Jim Crow, and the present-day economic order that continues to treat human beings as units of labor for profit instead of people with dignity. She then brings Saqib Bhatti to the front of the class to dive even further into our economic condition.
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Lessons from the Porch
Join a union: If your workplace is organized join and help strengthen or help create one.
Engage local community organizations: Attend meetings, build mutual-aid networks, learn collective protection tactics., and amplify the work.
Participate in actions that challenge corporate and political power: National labor-movement campaigns such as Made Strong, No Kings Action, and Make Billionaires Pay Day of Action.
Dream of an American democracy that is worth fighting for.
Dive into The Poor People’s Campaign and read its Third Reconstruction Agenda which is a comprehensive roadmap for ending poverty, raising wages, expanding healthcare, canceling debt, investing in housing and education, and protecting voting rights. poorpeoplescampaign.org