Actually, I was thinking in more global terms, including Britain, France, ...
On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 12:56:01PM -0500, Louis Proyect wrote: > > I would look at it a different way. Since the late 1970s, American > capitalism has had a need to attack wages, working conditions, the > social safety net, etc. in order to maintain its dominance in the world > market. Every single president, either Democrat or Republican, has been > on board for this agenda. This will remain true. The only way to defend > wages, working conditions and the social safety net is the same way as > during the 1930s: militant mass action. The sole purpose of the > Democratic Party is to preempt such action by promising pie in the sky. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
