Pawns of the Machine: From Cradle to Grave?

Now that the totalitarianism is rearing its ugly head, there is no hiding place, and it is on us to push back.

By: Tessa Lena

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• The visible part of the current nosedive toward totalitarianism began in 2001 with the introduction of the TSA and the normalization of harassing travelers at the airport

• “War on terror” was also used to justify a transition to more “secure” IDs, paving the way to more surveillance and control

• Today, the middle class in the …