Homeland Security treats us like cattle and the airlines treat us like freight. An article in yesterday’s paper, “Airline passengers feeling the squeeze on long-haul flights,” reports that many airlines, after reducing the thickness of seat backs and space between rows of seats, are adding an extra seat to each row. The article concludes “The silver lining? After airlines finish rolling out already announced changes affecting passengers’ personal space, there’s not much room for more squeezing.” No. Of course they will find some new way to squeeze us. It is the American way: unregulated capital is the predator and, in this case, the passengers are its prey. The airlines are only following their instincts and we are their victims. Why do we tolerate this outrageous treatment? Why don’t we move to prevent the airlines’ abusive behavior? It is because most of our current legislators are owned by predatory capital, so no help can be sought from them. We need a new Congress.