Aine @Aine@anticapitalist.party

Paul Kingsnorth: 'We imagine how it feels to be a character, why can't we imagine how the land feels?' https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/23/paul-kingsnorth-imagine-how-land-feels?CMP=share_btn_tw

Why the myth of a perfect #meritocracy is so pernicious  https://www.vox.com/conversations/2016/11/22/13652860/income-inequality-meritocracy-robert-frank-success-luck-ethics?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter via @voxdotcom

#Meritocracy: the great delusion that ingrains inequality | Jo Littler https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/20/meritocracy-inequality-theresa-may-donald-trump?CMP=share_btn_tw

American inequality thrives on the myth that the rich deserve their millions because they're better, smarter, and more hardworking. The college admissions scandal shows that's a lie. https://jacobinmag.com/2019/03/college-admissions-scandal-inequality-meritocracy

Meritocracy is a Lie https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/meritocracy-is-a-lie-wcz/

#Meritocracy is a Lie https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/05/10/meritocracy-is-a-lie/ by @NatCounterPunch

A belief in #meritocracy is not only false: it’s bad for you https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/a-belief-in-meritocracy-is-not-only-false-its-bad-for-you

Who counts as poor and what are we doing to help them?
https://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20190623/my-view-who-counts-as-poor-and-what-are-we-doing-to-help-them

The federal minimum wage sets a record -- for not rising https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-minimum-wage-sets-record-for-length-with-no-increase/ via @cbsmoneywatch

(2018) "While you can get by as a single person on a $22,000 annual salary in Kentucky or Arkansas, you'll need at least $30,000 in Hawaii or Maryland." https://cnb.cx/2O4qhvp Disabled people typically have a higher cost of living. Many cannot work.

High levels of arsenic in bottled water sold at Whole Foods, Target, Walmart, study says https://finance.yahoo.com/news/high-levels-arsenic-bottled-water-202503181.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw via @YahooFinance

Thousands gather for summer solstice at Stonehenge https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-48722409 #Litha

AOC’s Generation Doesn’t Presume America’s Innocence https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/06/aoc-isnt-interested-american-exceptionalism/592213/?utm_medium=offsite&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=newsstand-ideas #chomskyleftists #feedly

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Meet Shahid Buttar, the man who would unseat Nancy Pelosi

https://missionlocal.org/2019/04/meet-shahid-buttar-the-man-who-would-unseat-nancy-pelosi/

I'm deeply saddened hearing of the fire that is burning the Notre Dame Cathedral to the ground. All of that beautiful architecture, artwork, artifacts, being taken by the flames.

God forbid those flames take any human lives.

My heart goes out to those affected in Paris, stay safe.

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