Last week a report came out that the income gap between the richest 1% and those at the other end has not been wider since 1928. This was of course right before the crash. This and many other indicators suggest that despite just coming through the near collapse of the global economy, we seem to be headed in the same direction once again.

We have had various reports over the past 5 years most of which pointed to an out of control financial sector that played fast and loose with the laws concerning them. Certainly laws were broken, but so far there has been not even one charge leveled. During the last 5 years there has not even been a reprimand or a hand slap. Instead the financial and banking sector have spent the time consolidating their position, becoming more concentrated and becoming even more deeply burrowed in the government that is supposed to have oversight over them. The recent list of treasury secretaries reads like the executive suite of Goldmann-Sachs.

Hard to believe that in five years no one could find the time to charge somebody with at least one instance of lawbreaking in the financial collapse. So from what I understand about our legal system, the statute of limitations is about to run out. Thus one of the greatest crimes in history goes by the board with a whimper.

The reason such a crime was treated so lightly was that the people who were hurt the most were the poor and middle class. Many people in both these classes (yes America has a class system) lost jobs, homes, life savings, pensions and saw their personal lives dissolve in divorces and suicides.

Yet there is still a glimmer of light. We do have some real champions that are speaking out and challenging what has become a government-financial system cohabitation. It is up to us to let our leadership know that the status quo is not acceptable.

We start with Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Bernie has been often the lone voice in the wilderness for fair treatment of all citizens. Bernie speaks to the common man, speaks with the common man and speaks for the common man. He is probably the last of the true New Dealers left.

Next is Alan Grayson from Florida. A very well spoken congressman with a sharp needle, Grayson is one of the few in congress willing to speak loudly for the poor and middle class. He is willing to take on anybody always fighting for the worker.

But the one I have great hope for bringing back the worker to the status they deserve is Elizabeth Warren, the rookie senator from Massachusetts. Rookie or not she seems to have the ability to feel the pain that the working class is going through. She also understands how the system has been twisted in favor of the rich and how it needs to be fixed. She is a strong voice for the unions and making them strong again.