The Capitol riot wasn't a fringe 'uprising'. It was enabled by very deep pockets | Brendan O'Connor

That siege was just one battle in a decades-long assault on democracy, funded by billionaire donors and corporate interests

While law enforcement officials in Washington ought to be held accountable for their alleged culpability in the deadly violence at the US Capitol earlier this month, and the off-duty cops and members of the military who participated in it ought to be disciplined, the attempted auto-coup cannot solely be understood through the lens of policing and security. At least as much responsibility lies with the billionaire donors and corporate interests - in other words, the capitalists - who made this moment possible.

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