Last year, on May 7, more than 60 percent of South Africans voted for the African National Congress, the party of the people. All they got in return was another dose of pain and misery. Even under apartheid black people lived ten years longer. On May 7, this year, Britons go to the polls. Same date, and there will be the same outcome for the working class. Elections almost everywhere are now entirely about acquiring the power to loot the state and fleece the poor. Continue reading →