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Collaborators
The Great Depression so discredited capitalism that it created space for the New Deal reforms implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Many of these policies, influenced by economist John Maynard Keynes, involved massive government intervention in the economic affairs of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clinton, Civil Right Act, Corey Robin, FDR, George Wallace, Hillary Clinton, John Maynard Keynes, Michael Kalecki, neo-liberal, New Deal, Politcal Aspects of Full Employment, Powell memo, President Obama, Public-Private Partnerships, Richard Nixon, Rick Perlstein, southern strategy, triangulation, Voting Rights Act, Wall Street
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Hearts and Minds
At a party the other day a male relative repeated a familiar sentiment–“Government is the problem. We don’t need any government except the military.” Everyone around him kind of nodded and the party continued. Meanwhile, I wanted to bang my … Continue reading
Dr. Sunstein, we have a problem
What does it take to be a good American? Should we follow our elites and trust that they know best, or should we question and criticize official explanations? I’m reading historian Rick Perlstein’s latest–“The Invisible Bridge,” where he examines this … Continue reading
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