In the 1970s, Americans also faced a global recession and double-digit unemployment — but back then politicians had the courage to think big.
Jefferson Cowie
Jefferson Cowie, associate professor at Cornell University, is the author of Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class, published September 2010 by The New Press. More at www.jeffersoncowie.com.
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When a white, patrician guy from a very white state starts talking about Confederate flags, he really ought to be careful. Howard Dean’s clumsy recent statement that he wants to court “white folks in the South who drive trucks with Confederate flag decals on the back” is a good example of why. But though he […]
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Solidarity Strikes Out
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