PsycInequality

In their 1999 song “Sleep Now in the Fire,” Rage Against the Machine tackles issues of greed and financial inequalities within the United States.   The opening line states “The world is my expense…the cost of my desire…Jesus blessed me with its future and I protect it with fire,” which blatantly sheds light on the growing corruption within America.   When America began to grow in power it was expected to guide its people on a moral path (i.e. the American Dream).   However, the corruption within the country led to all its power laying in the hands of the few and the greedy.   American greed has led to large gaps in income and high levels of poverty for most of the population.   The music video for the song utilizes vivid imagery representing this greed and displays the ignorance and lack of care U.S. citizens have for the growing gap in wealth. The video is not only filmed directly in front of the American Stock Exchange in New York City, but it is also cut with satirical scen