Tea Parties: The Politics of Fear

[col. writ. 9/19/10] (c) '10 Mumia Abu-Jamal For many, if not most, of the people who are active in the 'tea party' movement, are reacting to the fall of the American economy. They see vast home foreclosures, factory closings, the loss of jobs and the resultant loss of pay, across a wide spectrum of the working class, and they are afraid; very afraid. It's been said that money is the mother's