Among the many things that make life in this country difficult for so many people is the way the American economic system is skewed to favor the people who need the least help while failing to provide relief and support to the people who need it the most.
It’s the problem of toxic late-stage capitalism—a system completely unmoored from decency, ethics or morality.
Enter Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who recently announced she was leaving the Democratic Party to become an Independent.
Though she was elected with the support of progressive organizations and Democratic voters, Sinema has been borderline obsessed with making sure that the richest people in America don’t have to pay their fair share in taxes. In doing so, she has prevented increased tax revenue that would have helped pay for spending on climate and health initiatives that would have benefited everyone, not just the handful of Americans who have enough money to live in luxury for twenty lifetimes.