Louis writes: >I suspect that a sharp blow to the standard of living of American workers would definitely lead to a radicalization. The ideas of the 60s and 70s have seeped into general consciousness even if people don't necessarily live by them. Distrust of the government remains at an all-time high. The main problem we face is that the left is stuck in a routinist mode. ... I expect that there will be a whole new round of reformist illusions centered on the need for a new "New Deal." < there might also be a New Deal of the Buchananite sort, which wouldn't be pleasant. While my employer's mail server was down (for the weekend), was pen-l (and lbo-talk) also down? I didn't see any pen-l messages in the archive at csf.colorado.edu after Saturday, And lbo-talk doesn't have an archive to check... Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://clawww.lmu.edu/Departments/ECON/jdevine.html "It takes a busload of faith to get by." -- Lou Reed.
