it's a very good video! but I was amused by the idea that opposition to Ralph Nader mobilized the gazillionaires during the 1970s to take over politics, etc. He may have been symbolic of they hated then, but we should also remember the steep fall in average profitability going from the 1960s into the 1970s. That plus inflation (which initially hurts those with money) helped create the "Volcker-Reagan" policy revolution (that started under Carter, BTW) and all that followed. And to some extent, these folks were backed by white men (even of the working class) who felt threatened by the civil rights movement, feminism, etc.
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Julio Huato <[email protected]> wrote: > Very useful documentary on inequality: http://video.pbs.org/video/2300849486 > > Free to watch until 11/19/2012. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
