David Simon speaks my language | World news | The Observer

The creator of The Wire, David Simon, delivered an impromptu speech about the divide between rich and poor in America at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney, and how capitalism has lost sight of its social compact.via David Simon: 'There are now two Americas. My country is a horror show' | World news | The Observer.

He says basically what I tend to think. I may be a little more Marxist than he is, but apart from that, I see gold in every word he says.Hear, hear. Read it all, you bad.