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Quite. We see news articles on a daily basis proclaiming the solidarity of the US Congress. Really this is such an unsubstantiated comment. No one carries a ca

• kunai 7y ago
  Congress may get into petty squabbles over issues like farm subsidies or trans rights, but they are generally agreed on the status quo of the current United States economy. There is bipartisan support for unfettered corporate control over wide sectors of the economy and public resources. I'm not saying that both sides are the same here. I'm saying that what Chuck Schumer wants for his class and what Mitch McConnell does are broadly the same. Chuck might pay lip service to his constituents by opposing tax increases, but at the end of the day both would still vote to increase the defense budget, vote against Medicare-for-All, vote against expansion of welfare and entitlements, vote against most things that would make life easier for the struggling majority in this country. The exceptions, like Sanders, Warren, Ocasio-Cortez, etc., are just that, exceptions. We often forget just how ridiculous and absurd both Sanders and his positions were viewed in 2015 when he first entered the race.