MSNBC Guests on ‘Can’t Breathe’: Capitalism the Underlying Problem

‘Capitalism ... It is really what is the oppressive force’

MSNBC Guests on ‘Can’t Breathe’: Capitalism the Underlying Problem (NewsBusters)

A segment on today's Ed Show was revealing as to what lies not far beneath the surface for many in the current protest movement. Two guests, discussing Ferguson and Staten Island, agreed that the underlying problem in America is . . . capitalism.

First up was Rosa Clemente, a "hip hop activist" and 2008 Green Party VP candidate: "Capitalism, I think that is the institution all over this country. It is really the oppressive force." Next, Georgetown Prof. Marcia Chatelain, who said that the current moment has revealed "an incredible critique of capitalism that it isn't just police brutality but the way people are forced to live." Your $40,000/year tuition at work!

 

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