"History always repeats itself. First time as tragedy, second time as farce." Unions were hollowed out by neoliberalism, so much so that we forgot, entirely, w

"History always repeats itself. First time as tragedy, second time as farce." Unions were hollowed out by neoliberalism, so much so that we forgot, entirely, why we let it happen. Of course, when the dream world of ultra-low interest rate venture capitalism began to collapse after '07, in its wake old ways of handling economic sluggishness rose: break the giant corporations, which are by nature uncompetitive, with union organizing.