America's Real War: A Political 100-Year Flood

div class=field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenAdam Hochschild/div/div/divdiv class=field-wrapper content-container clearfix id=field-wrapper-contentdiv class=field field--name-field-main-caption field--type-text-long field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenIn 1915, the richest 1% of the population owned 35.6% of the country's wealth. The biggest threat to their position was the militant wing of the labor movement, hence the Wobblies were among the greatest victims of repression. (Photo: Garment Workers in NYC/1915/Bettmann /Getty)/div/div/divdiv class=field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenimg class= src=https://www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-515134370.jpg?itok=LvLYryG7 width=420 height=220 alt=In 1915, the richest 1% of the population owned 35.6% of the country#039;s wealth. The biggest threat to their position was the militant wing of the labor movement, hence the Wobblies were among the greatest victims of repression. (Photo: Garment Workers in NYC/1915/Bettmann /Getty) //div/div/div/div