THE SHOW SO FAR Notes from the Fringes of Late Capitalism / The Propagation of Rare Trees

This is the sort of thing that keeps me up at night: American Marines interviewed in the ruins of one of Saddam’s opulent palaces (on tonights BBC World TV News) say they are awe struck by the contrast between the wealth of Saddam and the rest of the Iraqi people. They should feel very much at home in Iraq because America has one of the greatest income inequities in the industrialized world. Could it be that the American military is starting to promote class struggle?