Beyond Celebrity Politics and Capitalism: Michelle Alexander, Naomi Klein and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on Trudeau, Sanders and More

We are not likely to get beyond Celebrity.  If anything the people of the United States are the biggest suckers for celebrity and brands on the planet.  Ultimately the answer will be revolutionary.  We must take the marketing mechanisms that support and indeed give an advantage to this type of promotions out of the electoral process by banning advertising, mail, TV, radio and somehow the Internet in elections.  We must break up corporate media and re institute rules of fairness and equal time. We must get back to captains, neighbors and volunteers walking precincts and convincing people to vote for the candidates that will support good policy.  We need local forums mediated fairly by respected civic groups, churches, nonprofits.  We need to return to paper ballots counted by people in an observable, accountable way as a national standard for all elections. And, we must publicly finance campaigns. Hardly anyone thinks that going back to basic is possible and for this we may be doomed to continue seeking a savior instead of electing public servants.  Demand the Impossible!

US President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participate in a joint news conference at the White House on February 13, 2017. The fascination with Trudeau "speaks to the way that celebrity culture bleeds over into political culture," says Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor.

Beyond Celebrity Politics and Capitalism: Michelle Alexander, Naomi Klein and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on Trudeau, Sanders and More:

OK, so this is just my speel on elections the Haymarket talk is much broader than this single issue and very educational.



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