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this week I'm publishing a series of essays on the future of the American left. first up, the history of neoliberalism in the Democratic Party: theweek.com/articles/72541…
contrary to Chicago School predictions, economic performance under neoliberalism has been middling to poor theweek.com/articles/72541…
my second entry in the series: the return of the Brandeisian anti-trust perspective theweek.com/articles/72548…
my third entry: the rise of American social democrats (and how they differ from the trustbusters) theweek.com/articles/72609…
my final entry: what would socialism look like in the 21st century? theweek.com/articles/73397…
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a few excerpts from Richard White's new history of the Gilded Age, on how American jurisprudence of that time created a naked tyranny of business
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Defining “Socialist” isn’t hard. You just have to read their work & listen to their leaders

And what you’ll find is frightening

Worse yet, the Dem Socialists of America (DSA) actually has a good shot of gaining power if we don’t wake up & fight back

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