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Doctor_J

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5. The conservatives in both parties secretly long for those days to return

Reply to silvershadow (Original post)

Sun May 1, 2016, 06:34 AM

May 2016

Today's jobs are by and large not physically dangerous like that, but poverty wages, no healthcare, no security, etc. are perfect conditions for the ruling class

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Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle: [View all] silvershadow May 2016 OP

It's a classic malaise May 2016 #1

Yep. Me too! nt silvershadow May 2016 #2

First published as a serial in Appeal to Reason, a Socialist newspaper fasttense May 2016 #3

Well I shared for eyeballs after running across a post that the HC group got hidden yesterday for silvershadow May 2016 #4

I know, I get banned left and right for daring to dislike the Hillary. fasttense May 2016 #6

I've lost Facebook friends over this.. but that's ok, now I know who the real friends are. :-) secondwind May 2016 #8

To be fair, they are rather apoplectic this cycle. Normally DU would have switched to silvershadow May 2016 #17

The conservatives in both parties secretly long for those days to return Doctor_J May 2016 #5

It was an influential book, and Sinclair was a socialist too. Feeling the Bern May 2016 #7

Only a heart of stone would be unmoved by this book. raging moderate May 2016 #9

I actually had to read it as a part of my highschool history class Victor_c3 May 2016 #10

fascinating book... ensemble May 2016 #11

'Thirty animals a year' is what Americans eat according to the president appalachiablue May 2016 #14

Great book. I first read it in 8th grade mountain grammy May 2016 #12

You can read it online here: Harcourdt Fenton Mud May 2016 #13

A really great book GOPblows431 May 2016 #15

It is difficult to motivate people to be concerned with others. apnu May 2016 #16