This month is our first meeting of our book club and I wanted to let you know that instead of doing it by Zoom like our monthly Saturday meetings for subscribers, we’re going to do this one with the Substack native video application. This is our first time trying this out, so we’re not sure how it’s going to work but we’re hopeful it’ll be easier for everybody this way.
With the Zoom meetings, only paid subscribers get the link and can attend. Doing the Book Club this way, everybody can show up but to keep the spammers and harassers down only paid members can comment in the chat room. Nigel will be moderating and we think we can bring people from the chat room into a live conversation to discuss Q&A, etc.
So, keep an eye on your Substack app on your phone or your email for a link/invite/notice of the live event and we’ll see you at 9 AM PT/Noon ET in just a few minutes…
The worst problem facing U.S. citizens and all life on Earth is the power of super-rich men and their corporations. That power has made most U.S. citizens poorer and has helped place all life on earth in danger of extinction.
U.S. citizens live under an oligarchy/plutocracy. This was achieved over decades by an incredibly wealthy group of men with never-ending greed. They have plundered the country to such a degree that seven of the ten richest men in the world are from the U.S.
The U.S. has the most billionaires (902) of any country in the world as of 4/1/25. One billion equals 1000 million. Elon Musk has more than 717,000 million dollars at his disposal. He aided Trump’s weakening of Social Security, Medicare, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and many programs that help working people who aren’t rich. Trump and Musk did this to give the super wealthy $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.
Speak about systemic failures, not individuals.
Capitalism. Democracy