Politicians in both parties are more interested in serving special interests than in addressing the needs and wants of the people they are supposed to represent. For the rest of us, the dollar buys less than it did twenty years ago, we have less time with our loved ones, and the social safety net has been pulled out from under millions of us. Our health, healthcare, and education are a shambles and teachers, caregivers and service workers are underpaid. Insurance companies make billions out of people's misery and corporations are starting to control our schools. Housing and transportation are not affordable or accessible and rarely meet the needs of those who need it most, particularly those who are disabled.
Homelessness is a major problem that continues to grow.
Everyday our communities and youth are criminalized. Racial profiling is rampant. The Three Strikes laws in several states feeds the prison industry and the death penalty disproportionately kills Black and other men of color. Immigrant communities are under attack and amnesty and benefits are not available to most. While hate crimes are on the rise, police continue to harass communities of color and the gay community.