Austerity Robin Hood: a billionaire who takes from "scroungers" and gives to "hardworking people"
by Cory Doctorow from on (#13RJB)
A beautiful essay in the London Review of Books traces the twists and turns of the Robin Hood story over time, to the era of austerity, where "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor" takes on a completely different complexion. (more")