"Release your job," chants Big Freedia on Beyoncé's new single, "Break My Soul." It's a risky proposition heading into what economists predict will be a new recession, but with wages stagnant and inflation ballooning, it's clear the status quo is not sustainable.
A century ago, as the stock market crash of 1929 approached, it was clear major societal change was afoot. Fascism was on the rise as people's economic security grew ever more precarious — hm, relatable — and even in the escapist soap opera of "Downton Abbey," the moneyed Crawley family could feel it coming.
