‘The many v the money’ should frame the next US Congress
Summary
Naomi Klein argues that the next U.S. Congress should be framed around a conflict between ordinary people’s needs and the influence of wealthy technology leaders. She points to Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa’s request to pause a proposed sale of state park land to SpaceX and describes the dispute as an example of that conflict.Key Facts
- The article says Hinojosa asked Texas’s parks and wildlife department to freeze a proposal to sell 1,300 acres of state park land to SpaceX.
- The department complied with Hinojosa’s request before she takes office, according to the article.
- Boca Chica state park is next to Starbase, SpaceX’s rocket launch facility and company town.
- Hinojosa said the land should remain accessible to Texans and that SpaceX’s operations should happen on Texans’ terms.
- The article says Hinojosa and Senator-elect James Talarico presented their campaigns as a contest between ordinary Texans and concentrated wealth.
- Talarico accused Elon Musk of seeking Texas land, water, tax money, and influence over a U.S. Senate seat.
- The article says Musk’s supporters mocked Hinojosa online and predicted SpaceX could move its operations elsewhere.
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