Back to class politics.
The writer discusses the importance of labor unions and calls for a return to class politics. Thanks to economic globalization, the U.S. economy is passing out of the control of the government and, therefore, out of the control of voters. American unions are the only organizations that want to for...
| Published in: | Dissent (00123846) Vol. 44; pp. 31 - 35 |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Winter97
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| Summary: | The writer discusses the importance of labor unions and calls for a return to class politics. Thanks to economic globalization, the U.S. economy is passing out of the control of the government and, therefore, out of the control of voters. American unions are the only organizations that want to force politicians to discuss the future of wages and economic injustice. The time has come to revive the kind of leftist politics that sought to protect the working class and prevent the rich from exploiting the rest of the country. |
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