Monday, January 28, 2008

Naomi Klein writes on recession that is looming

Naomi Klein drops an op-ed into the LA Times yesterday that I'd like to share. Why the right loves a disaster: Ideologues use times of crisis as an opportunity to foist their economic policies on desperate societies says much. Disaster populism sounds a touch scary to me however. I'd settle for simple Progressive policy. Why the powers that be get the policies they want rather than our "leaders" delivering what regular folks need says much about both political parties. P/W

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