Ngomhla ziyisi-6 kuMfumfu wezi-2008, isikhulu se-Citigroup sathumela u-John Podesta, ngaleso sikhathi owayengusihlalo wethimba lenguquko lika-Barack Obama, uhlu lokuqokwa kwekhabhinethi okungenzeka. Bekusasele izinsuku ezingama-29 emkhankasweni owalwelwa kanzima. Kodwa uhlu, Ngokusho kwe I-Republic entsha, "yayicishe yaphelela emalini" yalabo abaqhubeke nokugcwalisa izikhala eziphezulu ku-Obama Administration, okubala U-Rahm Emanuel njengenhloko yabasebenzi, u-Eric Holder njengommeli-jikelele, uSusan Rice njengenxusa le-UN, kanye noJanet Napolitano ukuhola Ezokuphepha Kwasekhaya.
Lelo tshe eliyigugu, laphuma endaweni yokulahla i-Wikileaks Ama-imeyili kusukela ku-Podesta, manje osengusihlalo womkhankaso ka-Hillary Clinton, ubonisa ukuthi onxiwankulu bawudlala kanjani umdlalo omude nabaphathi beDemocratic Alliance.
Abaningi abalwela inkululeko nalabo abangakwesokunxele basaphikisana ngokuthi bavotele uClinton, uJill Stein, noma bahlale ngaphandle emjahweni. Kodwa konke akulungile, noma sekusele amasonto kudlule ukhetho luka-2016. Ngazo zonke izindlela, uDonald Trump usenkingeni enkulu.
Usuku ngalunye luletha izimpawu ezintsha zokuqokwa kwakhe oshonayo. UClinton ulinganisa a cishe ukuhola ngamaphuzu angu-9 phakathi "kokuvota kwekhwalithi ephezulu," futhi akekho umuntu oke wanqoba ukushoda ngale ndlela ngasekupheleni komncintiswano. Abanye abahlaziyi bezepolitiki abangomakadebona bathi uClinton usekwenzile kuvaliwe Amavoti okhetho angama-352, angaphezulu kakhulu kwalokho akudingayo ukuze awine, futhi umkhankaso wakhe wokuqapha uqiniseka ngokwanele ukunweba impi ukuze izifunda ezibomvu njenge-Arizona, Indiana, Missouri, kanye ne-Utah ngethemba lokubhidlika komhlaba okungahle kuguqule iCongress iye kumaDemocrats.
Isikhathi sesilungile sokubona ngeso lengqondo i-ajenda yenqubomgomo enenqubekela phambili futhi sihlele ukuthi singayihlelela kanjani ngaphansi kokuphatha kukaClinton okungenzeka kube khona. Lapha, izishoshovu eziholayo zikazwelonke kanye nabaholi bomcabango bazicabangile eziphakamisweni zika-Hillary Clinton kanye nezimpi ezisalele abaqhubekayo.
Ikolishi lekhwalithi yamahhala nokukhansela izikweletu
Ngemuva kokhetho olunamandla lukaBernie Sander, umsindo kuleli hlobo wawuwukuthi uClinton wayegijima ku-โinkundla yeDemokhrasi enenqubekela phambili kakhulu eyake yaba khona.โ Kuzwakala njengoSanders, uClinton uthi "uzokwenza ikolishi elingenazikweletu litholakale kuwo wonke umuntu futhi athathe isikweletu semalimboleko yabafundi."
Yileyo kanye inkinga, kusho u-Ann Larson: โKuzwakala kumnandi.โ U-Larson ungumdidiyeli we- I-Debt Collective, ehlela ukusulwa kwezikweletu kanye nemfundo yekhwalithi yamahhala. โUma ungena emininingwaneni, akukuningi ongakubungaza.โ USanders wenze isiphakamiso semfundo ephakeme โyamahhala yokufundaโ, kanti igama likaClinton โalinazikweletu.โ ULarson uthi kuyadukisa lokho. Uthi: โUClinton uhlongoza ukubuyiselwa kwemali okusekelwe emalini. โNgakho abathweswe iziqu bayabanjwa ingxenye yemali abayitholayo. Akukona ukufundiswa mahhala. Izoya ngqo ekuhlobiseni.โ U-Larson uthi lokhu kuhambisana nombono kaClinton we-neoliberal ngemfundo. โBabheka imfundo njengento abantu abayitshalayo ukuze bathuthukise ukuncintisana kwabo nontanga emakethe yemisebenzi.โ
Nakuba uClinton engenzi ukukhokha emalini eyimpoqo, uhlelo lwakhe lukhuthaza ukudonswa kweholo njengendlela eyinhloko yababoleki yokubuyisela imali ebolekiwe yabafundi. Ngokwezinga abafundi bangaphambili abakhetha ukungena ngalo ohlelweni lukaClinton lokubanjwa kweholo, ukunyakaza okufana ne-Debt Collective kuzolahlekelwa amandla. U-Larson uthi, โUhlelo lwamanje lusivumela ukuthi sihlanganise umshikashika wethu ngeziteleka zezikweletu, futhi leyo nketho isuswa etafuleniโ lapho izinkokhelo ziphuma emalini ekhokhwa abakweletayo ngokuzenzakalelayo.
Kodwa kukhona izindawo ezikhanyayo namathuba. Uhlelo lukaClinton lungenza amakolishi omphakathi angafundi, isibonelo. ULarson uxwayisa ngokuthi lolu hlelo lungaqinisa โuhlelo olulandelwayo lapho abantu besigaba sabasebenzi beya emakhempasini asezingeni eliphansi aswele izinsizakusebenza.โ
I-Debt Collective ifuna uguquko olushintshayo. โInhlangano yezikweletu yabafundi iyakhula ngezidingo ezimbili, ikolishi lamahhala leminyaka emine lawo wonke umuntu, kanye nokukhululeka kwezikweletu zangempela zabafundi, ukwesulwa okubanzi. Kudingeka silungise inqubomgomo yeminyaka engamashumi amane ehlulekile, futhi ngeke sikwenze ngamabhande noma ngokuphindaphinda inqubomgomo ye-neoliberal njengoba uClinton ephakamisa. "
Congress-proof immigration reform
U-Erika Andiola usebenze njengonobhala wezindaba kazwelonke weLatino wokuxhumana nomkhankaso kaBernie Sanders futhi manje uqhuba izingxoxo zezepolitiki e-Our Revolution-iqembu elinenqubekela phambili elasungulwa uSanders ukuqhubeka nomsebenzi womkhankaso. U-Andiola, ongabhalisiwe naye, uthutheleke kuye ukuvelela ezweni ngesikhathi izikhulu zabokufika zisezinhlelweni zokuxosha unina nomfowabo ngemuva kokubabamba e-Arizona, kanye neka-Andiola. ukuncenga ngezinyembezi kwaholela ekubuyeni kwabo bephephile.
Utusa izishoshovu zamalungelo abokufika ngokuphusha uClinton isibambiso ukuvala izikhungo zokuvalelwa ezizimele kanye โnokuqeda ukuboshwa komndeni kwabazali nezingane abafika emngceleni wethu besezimeni ezinzima.โ Ngaphambilini, uClinton wamukele amakhulu ezinkulungwane zamaRandi eminikelo evela izithakazelo zasejele ezizimele kanye nama-lobbyists futhi kukhuthazwe ngokuxosha abantwana ababaleki ababalekela udlame eMelika Ephakathi.
Uma esesesikhundleni, uClinton uthi okumqoka kwakhe umthethosivivinywa โwezinguquko eziphelele zokufika kwabantu kwamanye amazwe nezindlela zokuba yisakhamuzi esigcwele nesilinganayoโ ezinsukwini zakhe zokuqala eziyi-100 ehhovisi.
Yilapho inqubomgomo namasu kuyingxenye yezindlela, kuchaza u-Andiola. Izinguquko eziphelele zokufika kwabantu kwamanye amazwe zizophela uma amaRiphabhulikhi egcina ukulawula noma iyiphi indlu yeCongress. Ngakho-ke izishoshovu zifuna uClinton ukuthi aphushele izikweletu ezincane njenge I-DREAM Act, ecishe yadlula ngo-2010. Bekuzonikeza isimo sokuhlala esinemibandela kubantu bokufika abangenazo izincwadi abafika beyizingane, bese kuba isikhundla esihlala njalo uma befeza imibandela efana neminyaka emibili yasekolishi noma yezempi. Omunye umthetho osekelwa izishoshovu eziningi ezilwela amalungelo abokufika yi AgJOBS umthethosivivinywa, owahlongozwa ekuqaleni ngo-2007, owawuzonikeza ushwele olinganiselwe kubasebenzi basemapulazini futhi unoxhaso lwezinhlangothi ezimbili. U-Andiola uthi uClinton angase futhi asebenzise amandla akhe okuphatha nawokuphatha ukuze ayeke ukuphoqelela izinhlelo zokudingiswa ezithembele emaphoyiseni endawo futhi zikhuthaze ukuphrofayilisa ngokobuhlanga, njengoHlelo Lokuphoqelela Okuphambili kanye Nohlelo Lwezigebengu Lwabantu Abafokazi.
Unezela ukuthi uClinton kufanele aqoke izikhulu eziwazi umthetho wezokufika futhi acabange ngobuchule ngawo. Izishoshovu zisola i-Obama White House ngokulinda kuze kube ngu-2012 ukuze ikhiphe umyalelo wesigungu owenziwe 1.5 abayizigidi ezingu abokufika abangenazo izincwadi ezifanele ukuvikelwa uma befika e-United States beyizingane.
I-Universal Medicare
UMargaret Flowers ubelokhu elwela ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okukhokhelwa umuntu oyedwa isikhathi esingaphezu kweminyaka eyishumi njengodokotela wezingane, umeluleki Wodokotela Bohlelo Lwezempilo Lukazwelonke, futhi manje njengongenele ukhetho lwe-Green Party eSigeleni saseMelika. Ukuthola uClinton plan ukuze "ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kwendawo yonke, ikhwalithi, okuthengekayo," i-Flowers ibona ukuthuthuka okuthobekile, okunjalo ukwehlisa amanani entengo yemithi kadokotela kanye noxhaso oluphindwe kabili lwezikhungo zezempilo zomphakathi.
Kepha okungcono kakhulu, uthi, iziphakamiso zikaClinton "ziwukushintshwa kwesistimu enephutha."
โAyikho indlela yokwenza uhlelo olukhona lusebenze emhlabeni wonke noma luthengeke,โ usho kanje. โUClinton uzoqhubeka nohlelo lomshwalense ozimele, owengeza ubuholi kanye nezindleko. Izinkampani zomshwalense ngeke zehlise izindleko zazo ngoba yinzuzo yazo leyo.โ
Abaningi abathuthukayo bajabulile ukuthi u-Clinton usebeke โinketho yomphakathiโ etafuleni, kodwa i-Flowers ayinaso isangu. Ukubiza ngokuthi โinketho yabenza inzuzo.โ Izimbali zithi izifundazwe eziningi zenze izinhlelo zomshwalense womphakathi, kodwa ngasinye sehlulekile. Uyachaza, โIzinkampani zomshwalense zikhetha abanempilo enhle, abagulayo bagcina besohlelweni lomphakathi,โ oluba sengozini yezimali ngenxa yezindleko ezikhulayo. Olunye ucwaningo luthole ukuthi ezifundazweni eziyisishiyagalombili eziye sebenzisa inketho yomphakathi kusukela ngo-1988, inani labangenamshwalense lenyuka noma lahlala liphansi ngoba izinhlelo zazintula โizindlela ezisebenzayo zokulawula izindleko.โ
"Ukuphela kwento ezoguqula lolu hlelo ukukhulisa iMedicare yendabuko," kusho uFlowers. โWonke umuntu ukuyo. Bonke abahlinzeki bezempilo bakhona. Wonke umuntu ukhokha ngentela eqhubekayo. Ngemva kwalokho singathola ukonga izindleko esikudingayo ukuze sinikeze ukunakekelwa kwendawo yonke kwekhwalithi ephezulu.โ
Amandla adumile kuphela angaphusha uHillary ukuthi athathe lesi sikhundla, usho kanje. "Abantu kumele basukume bathi lokhu akusabekezeleleki, njengenkinga yesimo sezulu."
Ubulungiswa besimo sezulu
Uma kukhulunywa ngokufudumala komhlaba, izishoshovu zobulungiswa besimo sezulu zizothi siyibambile inhlamvu yokushisa iplanethi kuDonald Trump. Kodwa u-Ananda Lee Tan usebenzisana ne-EDGE Funders Alliance ukuxhasa umnyakazo kanye nemiphakathi elwa nemboni yamafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi, futhi uveza ukuthi u-Hillary Clinton "ubonakala embonini enkulu kunazo zonke enamandla kunazo zonke engcolisa imvelo nesebenzisa i-carbon."
Ukukhuluma iqiniso, uClinton weseka ezinye izinqubomgomo eziphikiswa imboni yamandla angcolile. Uthembisa ukuhlangana ne-US ukuzibophezela eyenziwe engqungqutheleni yesimo sezulu yaseParis ka-2015 ngokunciphisa โukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa kuze kufike kumaphesenti angama-30 ngo-2025 uma kuqhathaniswa namazinga ka-2005.โ Njengoba iningi lamaRiphabhulikhi lifile lizimisele ngokuthatha isinyathelo ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, uClinton uhlose dlula abenzi bomthetho ngezenzo eziphezulu.
Kodwa lowo mgomo awuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu kunalokho ozwakalayo, kusho u-Tan, ngoba ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni kakade kwehlela phansi. Emkhakheni wamandla, ohlanganisa cishe ingxenye yesithathu yokukhishwa kwe-US, imboni injalo ukuphuma izindawo eziningi eziphehla amandla kagesi ngamalahle bese ziphendukela kugesi wemvelo esikhundleni salokho. I-EPA izilinganiso ukuthi izimoto, amaloli, kanye nama-SUV kuzoba nesilinganiso esingaphezu kwamamayela angu-50 ilitha ngalinye ngo-2025, ukwanda okukhulu kumazinga anamuhla. Kanye ne-US Energy Information Administration izibikezelo ukuthi ukukhiqizwa okuvela ezinhlotsheni ezisimeme kakhulu zezinto ezivuselelekayo kuzoba ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo. Lokho kusho ukuthi i-United States ingahlangabezana nokwehliswa okuningi okuthenjisiwe ngaphandle kokwenza izinguquko ezijulile ohlelweni lwamanje.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, okuhlosiwe okungamaphesenti angama-30 akuhambi ngokwanele. U-Tan uthi sizosilela kakhulu kulokho okudingekayo ukuze kugcinwe amazinga okushisa engaphansi kwamazinga enhlekelele ngisho noma zonke izizwe emhlabeni zingamukela icebo elinjalo.
Noma kunjalo, u-Tan ubona amandla ngemuva kokhetho. Kuye, izinto eziphezulu ze-ajenda zihlanganisa ukukhiqiza okusabalalisiwe-ukudala ugesi endaweni yokusetshenziswa esikhundleni sezitshalo zamandla amakhulu. Umgomo ohlobene nentando yeningi yamandlaโukuqinisekisa ukuthi izakhamuzi ezisebenzisa amandla zinezwi endleleni akhiqizwa futhi asatshalaliswa ngayo. Eyesithathu โinguquko nje,โ a umqondo oyinkimbinkimbi lokho kubandakanya ukuqinisekisa imisebenzi emihle kubasebenzi kanye nemiphakathi okwamanje ethembele embonini yamandla angcolile.
Izishoshovu zobulungiswa besimo sezulu, uTan uthi, kuzodingeka futhi zilwe nokuphatha kukaClinton ukuze kuvalwe izintuba futhi kuqedwe izikhuthazo zegesi yemvelo ewuketshezi, i-fracking, kanye nezimboni zamandla enuzi.
U-Tan uthi โizindawo ezigqamileโ yizinhlangano ezilokhu zithatha ubuholi emiphakathini ethinteke kakhulu ngenxa yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. "Kudingeka sakhe isilinganiso samandla esivumela ukuthi sibhekane nabafowethu bakwa-Koch kanye nezinkampani ezinkulu zamandla ezicekela phansi iplanethi."
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Uma kuyilokho okukholelwayo, yakha inhlangano yakho ukulwa ne-neoliberalism. Kodwa uthemba kanjani ngempela ukulwa nakho uma wenqaba ngisho nokuzama ukwenza izimfuno?
Lokhu akusiyo โinkoleloโ yami, kodwa lokhu ukuqaphela okubonisa okusobala abanye abangakukhulumi njalo. Mayelana nesiphakamiso sakho sokuthi ngisungule โinhlangano yamiโ โ ishothi elishibhile elixakile.
Ngisebenzise ingxenye enhle yempilo yami yabantu abadala ngisebenzela ukuhlela nokusebenza ngaphakathi kwezinhlangano zomphakathi nezinyunyana zabasebenzi.
Ukuboshwa kwami โโkokuqala kwakungenxa yokuhlanganyela emibhikishweni yokulwa nempi ngeminyaka yawo-1960. Ukuboshwa kwami โโkwakamuva kwakungenxa yokubamba iqhaza embukisweni egameni lika-Chelsea Manning e-DC.
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Ngiyaqhubeka nokwenza izinto ezincane emphakathini wakithi njengokusebenzela uBernie Sanders bese kuba uStein/Baraka ngemva kokudayiswa kwamaSanders.
Iqiniso ngokusobala ongaliqondi ukuthi ukuhlela noma yini isiphakamiso esidinga abasebenzi abaningi, esidinga izinsiza, esinobungozi obukhulu sisho okwanele mayelana nenani lala mazwi.
Iphupho liyaqhubeka.
UClinton uyi-neoliberal global imperialist osechithe impilo yakhe yepolitiki yeminyaka eyishumi edlule egqugquzela futhi esebenzisa izinqubomgomo zokucwasa ngokobuhlanga nangokobulili kanye nengcindezi ekhaya ngenkathi ebambe iqhaza ngenkuthalo kuphrojekthi ye-hegemonic ye-capitalist imperialism emhlabeni jikelele.
Ukwenza sengathi izinsalela zomzuzu wakwaSanders (manje osenqubweni yokuhlakazeka ngokushesha kanye nokukhetha ukusebenzisana) zizoba nemiphumela emihle ekuphathweni kwakhe (manje osezofuna โigunyaโ ngosizo lwama-liberal kanye nabashiya) ngale kokungenangqondo.
Sekuyisikhathi sokuba abaqhubekayo nabashiya kuyo yonke imigqa baqonde ukuthi i-neoliberalism kanye ne-Clinton kungaphezu "kokuguqulwa" futhi zonke izinyathelo ezithathwa ngabaphathi bakhe zizoba ukuhlasela okusebenzayo nokunonya okumelene nempilo ye-biosphere yethu kanye namathemba okusinda kwezinhlobo zethu.
Azikho "izindawo ezimpunga" noma "ama-nuances" kuphrojekthi ye-neoliberal yomhlaba wonke. Sisesikhathini lapho kufanele sivuke futhi silwe ne-neoliberalism - noma sife, siminyanisa size sife ngenxa yokungcola nosizi, ngisho nalapho silele.