Inevitably, blood fertilizes the tree of freedom and progress. It's not limited to wars. Apathy and greed run deep, a sad commentary on the human condition.
This year, we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911. The resulting, albeit temporary, public outrage was, perhaps, the first breath into the lungs of the New Deal—which didn't come to pass until the 1930's in response to the great depression!
Now, almost a century later, greedy conservative politicians threaten workers' rights again.
The man who locked the doors of that factory in 1911—ostensibly to keep out union organizers because there had been a massive demonstration earlier—still is representative of the thinking of the corporate world.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
This year, we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911. The resulting, albeit temporary, public outrage was, perhaps, the first breath into the lungs of the New Deal—which didn't come to pass until the 1930's in response to the great depression!
Now, almost a century later, greedy conservative politicians threaten workers' rights again.
The man who locked the doors of that factory in 1911—ostensibly to keep out union organizers because there had been a massive demonstration earlier—still is representative of the thinking of the corporate world.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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