It costs a lot of money to be poor – and when it comes to accessing potable water, that adage still rings painfully true. Furthermore, your identity more often than not dictates your access to basic human rights – a quick look at Flint proves that point. Next, the flood waters are rising – and what's in 'em is the kind of terror you don't even read about in the Bible. Finally, this Energy Charter Treaty holds a quarter of the world's climate legislation in its corporate claws – and it's out for more blood and oil.
This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.