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Obama's timid liberalism

Once, even Republican presidents like Eisenhower and Nixon believed in the public sector. Now, during a national crisis, a Democrat opts for inadequate, neoliberal, private-sector remedies. What happened?
By Michael Lind

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  • Thursday, March 5, 2009 07:58 PM

    Again, it's all about the politician. We don't mention the media's nonstop

    propaganda campaign. Or a lazy and ignorant public that believe everything on TV.

    Population control is totally effective today. Until the public actually studies the issues, which would be a first in itself, we can't expect politicians to devise effective policy.

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