The Red Cross has a long and honorable history. Founded by Henry Dunant in June 1859 as an international war aid organization, and run for decades by Clara Barton. It went from an aide and communication organization for soldiers and victims of war, to include domestic disaster relief in September, 1881. It received its original congressional charter as an aid organization  in 1900 (Red Cross Timeline), Over time, the Red Cross has become the key go to organization for disaster and emergency relief, as well as a key component of the nation’s blood supply. Since at least Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the Red Cross has increasingly failed in its mission and broken the trust of the American public (Katrina 2005, Haiti earthquake 2010, Isaac and Sandy 2012 and here, and now Harvey). In short, they have disappeared hundreds of millions of dollars from every major disaster for at least the last 12 years. What has happened is that the organization went from being run by a board of people dedicated to assistance, to a business oriented board. The went from a charity to a corporation posing as a charity. This is a process that has happened across virtually every sector of American life as the population has been sold a lie that a capitalist business model is the best way for the world to run. It is a model that is being applied to education, health care, environmental protection, charity and service organizations, religions, and now government itself. It is a model that is failing in each and every one of those sectors. It fails because it is a model that is aimed at economic accumulation and “profit”, and not meeting needs. However, people feel particularly bilked when their desire to help others in need is transformed into a money making opportunity for a major “charity”.