Do you know the context?
I suppose the quotation is stressing that the writer has put a lot of effort into getting their argument/grievances heard by the parliament, and that said parliament is 'tyrannical', implying that it rules without concern for the people or accountability to them. It seems that the quote may be a way of justifying some later action, essentially saying; 'we've tried and failed to do this in the proper way, so now we must be more forceful'.
The unemployment rate is measured by a division of the department of labor known as the bureau of labor statistics or BLS this government agency conducts
It is false that Communism was the dominant economic force of the twentieth century, although it certainly overtook a great deal of territory. Capitalism was still overall dominant.