I'm all for unions, as they are perhaps a first step away from the rat race towards progressive change. But if there's going to be a sea change, here are some o

I'm all for unions, as they are perhaps a first step away from the rat race towards progressive change. But if there's going to be a sea change, here are some other dichotomies to consider: Individual brands <-> Right to anonymity 40 hour workweek <-> Seasonal work Manual labor <-> Automation Rent seeking <-> Commons Service economy <-> Information economy Wealth inequality <-> Middle class Welfare <-> UBI Raising retirement age <-> Lowering retirement age Minimum wage <-> Living wage Intellectual property <-> Public domain Tax reduction <-> Progressive taxation Usury <-> Access to capital Monopoly <-> Consumer protections For-profit insurance <-> Single-payer healthcare Corruption <-> Transparency Mass incarceration <-> Equal justice under the law Externalities like climate change <-> Stewardship Big brother <-> Reproductive privacy War <-> Diplomacy Human trafficking <-> Human rights Liberty <-> Justice Department of Defense <-> Department of Peace Discrimination <-> Diversity The idea is to restore a healthy work/life balance for all and rebuild the American Dream. My lived experience has been that the USA has moved in what might be candidly called a regressive direction the last 20 years, and especially since 1980 as the rights of capital have eclipsed the rights of labor. We've embraced the objective for so long out of necessity that we've neglected the subjective as a basis for quality of life. In other words: in the face of global threats like climate change, young people can no longer assume that business-as-usual will save them. Things must change, for our very survival. Our ancestors faced similar challenges over a century ago during the progressive era: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era https://progressives.house.gov/the-progressive-promise https://progressives.house.gov/the-progressive-promise