America as a One Party State.
The U.S. has experienced eras of single-party dominance before, but if President George W. Bush is reelected in 2004, America will be close to a tipping point of fundamental change in the political system itself that would be unprecedented. Although American voters remain closely divided, and in fa...
| Publicado en: | American Prospect Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 18 - 24 |
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