Robin Hood rides again in America

The vast young nation that has always stood for enterprise and the mighty buck is changing fast. A rapidly growing section of the US is discovering something very close to socialism. It’s not yet known by that name, obviously – the years of ‘Red Terror have ruled that out – but the sense of outrage and need to protect people’s rights are exactly the same. This week the brilliant and ever-restless online news site, Truthout (www.truth-out.org) quotes an article in Yes! Magazine on the rediscovery of Robin Hood as a hero for our own times. Yes! Magazine has been going since 1997, published in Washington by the Positive Futures Network. It looks as bold as any other glossy, but it packs a hefty political punch and won the Alternate Press Award for Best Cultural Coverage in 2001. But what’s this about Robin Hood?