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,C4 ,J4 ,P,O,L,Y,*,R,O,N,I,\3 ,NOAM1 ! RISE ( ! LIKES ( ,DONALD ,TRUMP & ,B]NIE ,S&]S SEEMS TO 9DICATE ?AT ,U,S SOCIETY IS AT ! PRES5T MOM5T 9 ! MID/ ( A MAJOR IDEOLOGICAL READJU/M5T BR\<T AB\T BY ! DET]IORAT+ /ATE ( ! /&>D ( LIV+1 ! EXPLOSIVE GR[? ( 9COME 9EQUALITY1 & MYRIAD O!R ECONOMIC & SOCIAL ILLS FAC+ ! C\NTRY 9 ! ,NEW ,GILD$ ,]A4 ,9 Y\R VIEW1 & GIV5 ! PECULI>ITIES ( ,U,S POLITICAL CULTURE1 H[ SIGNIFICANT >E ! #baf PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS8 

,N,O,A,M ,*,O,M,S,K,Y3 ,! ELECTIONS >E QUITE SIGNIFICANT1 :ATEV] ! \TCOME1 9 REVEAL+ ! GR[+ DISCONT5T & ANG] AB\T ! IMPACT ( ! NEOLIB]AL PROGRAMS ( ! PA/ G5]ATION1 :I*1 AS ELSE:]E QUITE G5]ALLY1 HAVE HAD A H>% IMPACT ON ! MASS ( ! POPULATION :ILE UND]M9+ FUNCTION+ DEMOCRACY & 5RI*+ & EMP[]+ A T9Y M9ORITY1 L>GELY 9 F9ANCIAL 9DU/RIES ?AT HAVE A DUBI\S1 IF NOT H>MFUL1 ROLE 9 ! ECONOMY4 ,SIMIL> DEVELOPM5TS >E TAK+ PLACE1 = SIMIL> REASONS1 9 ,EUROPE4 ,! T5D5CIES HAVE BE5 CLE> = SOME TIME1 BUT1 9 ?IS ELECTION1 ! P>TY E/ABLI%M5TS HAVE LO/ CONTROL = ! FIR/ TIME4 

,ON ! ,REPUBLICAN SIDE1 9 PREVI\S PRIM>IES !Y W]E ABLE TO ELIM9ATE C&IDATES ?AT >OSE FROM ! BASE & TO NOM9ATE !IR [N MAN4 ,BUT NOT ?IS TIME1 & !Y >E DESP]ATE AB\T ! FAILURE4 ,ON ! ,DEMOCRATIC SIDE1 ! ,S&]S *ALL5GE & ITS SUCCESS >E NO LESS UNANTICIPAT$ ?AN ! ,TRUMP TRIUMPH & REFLECT SIMIL> DISILLUSIONM5T & CONC]NS1 V]Y DIFF]5TLY EXPRESS$ BUT ) SOME COMMON ELEM5TS4 ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S 9CLUDE MU* ( ! :ITE WORK+ CLASS4 ,ONE CAN UND]/& !IR ANG] & FRU/RATION1 & :Y ,TRUMP'S RHETORIC MI<T APPEAL TO !M4 ,BUT !Y >E BETT+ ON ! WRONG HORSE4 ,HIS POLICY PROPOSALS--TO ! LIMIT$ EXT5T ?AT !Y >E COH]5T--NOT ONLY DO NOT S]I\SLY ADDRESS !IR LEGITIMATE CONC]NS BUT W\LD BE QUITE H>MFUL TO !M4 ,& NOT JU/ TO !M4 

,FOLL[+ SOME:AT ON ! FOOT/EPS ( ! ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET MOVEM5T1 ,B]NIE ,S&]S HAS MADE ECONOMIC 9EQUALITY & SOCIAL RI<TS !MES ( HIS CAMPAIGN4 ,IS ?IS TR5D LIKELY TO CONT9UE AFT] ! ELECTION1 OR WILL ! MOM5TUM = RE=M FADE AWAY8 

,?AT'S UP TO US1 &1 SPECIFICALLY1 UP TO ?OSE :O HAVE BE5 MOBILIZ$ BY ! CAMPAIGN1 & TO ,S&]S HIMSELF4 ,! 5]GY & COMMITM5T C\LD FADE AWAY1 LIKE ! ,RA9B[ ,COALITION4 ,OR IT C\LD BECOME A CONT9U+ & GR[+ =CE ?AT IS NOT FOCUS$ ON ELECTORAL EXTRAVAGANZAS EV5 ?\< IT MAY USE !M TO C>RY ITS CONC]NS =W>D4 ,?AT WILL BE A CRITICAL *OICE 9 ! COM+ MON?S4 

,IS ,B]NIE ,S&]S M]ELY A ,NEW ,DEAL]1 OR P]HAPS A ,EUROPEAN SOCIAL DEMOCRAT1 OR SOME?+ FUR!R TO ! LEFT8 

,HE SEEMS TO ME A DEC5T & HONE/ ,NEW ,DEAL]--:I* IS NOT SO DIFF]5T FROM ,EUROPEAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY 7ACTUALLY1 BO? T]MS COV] A PRETTY BROAD RANGE74 

,9 Y\R VIEW1 >E ,KEYNESIANISM & SOCIAL DEMOCRACY /ILL RELEVANT & APPLICABLE 9 TODAY'S GLOBAL ECONOMIC 5VIRONM5T1 OR SIMPLY DEFUNCT8 

,I ?9K !Y >E QUITE RELEVANT1 TO RE/ORE SOME DEGREE ( SANITY & DEC5CY TO SOCIAL & ECONOMIC LIFE--BUT NOT SUFFICI5T4 ,WE %\LD AIM WELL BEYOND4 

,%\LD ! LEFT 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES FI<T = RE=MS ALONG ! L9ES ( ?OSE >TICULAT$ BY ,B]NIE ,S&]S1 OR %\LD IT DEVOTE ITSELF TO PROMOT+ A MORE RADICAL V]SION ( SOCIAL & ECONOMIC *ANGE8 

,I DON'T ?9K ?IS HAS TO BE A *OICE1 ?\< ( C\RSE ! DEGREE ( EMPHASIS ON ONE OR ! O!R IS A *OICE4 ,BO? CAN BE PURSU$ SIMULTANE\SLY1 & CAN BE MUTUALLY RE9=C+4 ,TAKE A V5]ABLE AN>*I/ J\RNAL LIKE ,FRE$OM1 F\ND$ BY ,RUSSIAN ACTIVI/ & PHILOSOPH] ,PET] ,KROPOTK94 ,ITS PAGES >E (T5 DEVOT$ TO ONGO+ SOCIAL /RUGGLES ) RE=MI/ AIMS1 :I* W\LD IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES & CREATE ! BASIS = MOV+ ON4 ,!SE CONC]NS >E GUID$ BY F> MORE RADICAL LONG-T]M OBJECTIVES4 

,:ILE SUPPORT+ VALUABLE RE=MS & EF=TS TO PROTECT & EXT5D RI<TS1 !RE IS NO REASON NOT TO FOLL[ ,RUSSIAN AN>*I/ ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9'S ADVICE TO CREATE ! G]MS ( A FUTURE SOCIETY )9 ! PRES5T ONE1 AT ! V]Y SAME TIME4 ,= EXAMPLE1 WE CAN SUPPORT HEAL? & SAFETY /&>DS 9 ! CAPITALI/ WORKPLACE :ILE AT ! SAME TIME E/ABLI%+ 5T]PRISES [N$ & MANAG$ BY ! WORK=CE4 ,& EV5 SUPPORT = ! RE=MI/ MEASURES CAN 7& %\LD BE7 DESIGN$ SO AS TO HI<LI<T ! ROOTS ( ! PROBLEMS 9 ! EXI/+ 9/ITUTIONS1 5C\RAG+ ! RECOGNITION ?AT DEF5D+ & EXP&+ RI<TS IS JU/ A /EP T[>D ELIM9AT+ ?OSE ROOTS4 

,HI/ORICALLY1 ONE ( ! MAJOR *ALL5GES FAC+ ! LABOR MOVEM5T 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS ! ABS5CE ( A NATIONAL CLASS-BAS$ POLITICAL ORGANIZATION4 ,DO Y\ SEE ?IS *ANG+ ANY TIME SOON ON ACC\NT ( ! IDEAS ( SOCIALISM BEG9N+ TO E/ABLI% ROOTS AMONG C]TA9 SEGM5TS ( ! ,AM]ICAN POPULATION1 P>TICUL>LY AMONG ! Y\?8 

,U,S POLITICAL HI/ORY IS RA!R UNUSUAL AMONG ! DEVELOP$ /ATE CAPITALI/ SOCIETIES4 ,! POLITICAL P>TIES HAVE NOT BE5 CLASS-BAS$ TO ! SAME EXT5T AS ELSE:]E4 ,!Y HAVE BE5 REGIONAL 9 L>GE P>T1 A RESIDUE ( ! ,CIVIL ,W>1 :I* HAS /ILL NOT 5D$4 ,9 ! LA/ ELECTION1 = EXAMPLE1 ! R$ 7,REPUBLICAN7 /ATES LOOK$ REM>KABLY LIKE ! ,CONF$]ACY--P>TY NAMES SWIT*$ AFT] ! CIVIL RI<TS MOVEM5T OP5$ ! WAY = ,NIXON'S RACI/ 0,S\!RN /RATEGY40 ,! P>TIES HAVE ALSO BE5 BAS$ ON RA!R AD HOC COALITIONS1 :I* BLUR ANY POSSIBLE CLASS L9ES FUR!R1 LEAV+ ! TWO P>TIES AS BASICALLY FACTIONS ( ! RUL+ BUS9ESS P>TY1 9 ! FAMILI> PHRASE4 

,!RE IS NO 9DICATION ( ?AT *ANG+1 & 9 ! ,U,S SY/EM ( 0FIR/ PA/ ! PO/0 & MASSIVE CAMPAIGN EXP5DITURES1 IT IS V]Y H>D TO BREAK ! LOCK ( ! TWO POLITICAL P>TIES1 :I* >E NOT MEMB]%IP OR P>TICIPATORY P>TIES1 BUT MORE C&IDATE-PRODUC+ & FUNDRAIS+ ORGANIZATIONS1 ) SOME:AT DIFF]5T POLICY ORI5TATIONS 7)9 A FAIRLY N>R[ RANGE74 ,IT IS RA!R /RIK+1 = EXAMPLE1 TO SEE H[ EASILY ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY ALMO/ OP5LY AB&ONS ! :ITE WORK+ CLASS1 :I* DRIFTS TO ! H&S ( !IR MO/ BITT] CLASS 5EMY1 ! LEAD]%IP & P[] BASE ( ! ,REPUBLICAN ,P>TY4 

,ON SOCIALISM E/ABLI%+ ROOTS AMONG ! Y\NG1 ONE HAS TO BE CAUTI\S4 ,IT'S NOT CLE> ?AT 0SOCIALISM0 9 ! CURR5T CONTEXT MEANS SOME?+ DIFF]5T FROM ,NEW ,DEAL-/YLE WELF>E-/ATE CAPITALISM--:I* W\LD1 9 FACT1 BE A V]Y HEAL?Y DEVELOPM5T 9 TODAY'S UGLY CONTEXT4 

,H[ %\LD WE DEF9E SOCIALISM 9 ! TW5TY-FIR/ C5TURY8 

,LIKE O!R T]MS ( POLITICAL DISC\RSE1 0SOCIALISM0 IS QUITE VAGUE & BROAD 9 APPLICATION4 ,H[ WE %\LD DEF9E IT DEP5DS ON \R VALUES & GOALS4 ,A GOOD />T1 FITT+ WELL 9TO ! ,AM]ICAN CONTEXT1 W\LD BE ! RECOMM5DATIONS ( ,AM]ICA'S LEAD+ TW5TIE?-C5TURY SOCIAL PHILOSOPH]1 ,JOHN ,DEWEY1 :O CALL$ = DEMOCRATIZATION ( ALL ASPECTS ( POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC1 & SOCIAL LIFE4 ,HE HELD ?AT WORK]S %\LD BE 0! MA/]S ( !IR [N 9DU/RIAL FATE10 & ?AT 0! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 EX*ANGE1 PUBLICITY1 TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATION0 %\LD BE UND] PUBLIC CONTROL4 ,O!RWISE1 POLITICS WILL REMA9 0! %AD[ CA/ ON SOCIETY BY BIG BUS9ESS0 & SOCIAL POLICY WILL BE GE>$ TO ! 9T]E/S ( ! MA/]S4 ,?AT'S A GOOD />T4 ,& IS DEEPLY ROOT$ 9 SIGNIFICANT /R&S ( ! SOCIETY & ITS COMPLEX HI/ORY4 

,A PROBLEM FAC+ TODAY'S LEFT IS ?AT1 :5EV] IT CAME TO P[]1 IT CAPITULAT$ 9 NO TIME TO CAPITALI/ =CES & BECAME IMM]S$ ITSELF 9 ! PRACTICES ( CORRUPTION & ! PURSUIT ( P[] = ! SAKE ( P[] & MAT]IAL GA9S4 ,WE HAVE SE5 IT 9 ,BRAZIL1 9 ,GREECE1 9 ,V5EZUELA1 & ELSE:]E4 ,H[ DO Y\ EXPLA9 ?IS8 

,?AT'S BE5 A V]Y SAD DEVELOPM5T4 ,! CAUSES V>Y1 BUT ! RESULTS >E HI<LY DE/RUCTIVE4 ,9 ,BRAZIL1 = EXAMPLE1 ! ,P,T 7,WORK]S' ,P>TY7 HAD 5ORM\S OPPORTUNITIES & C\LD HAVE BE5 A =CE = TRANS=M+ ,BRAZIL & LEAD+ ! WAY = ! :OLE CONT95T1 GIV5 ,BRAZIL'S UNIQUE POSITION4 ,?\< !RE W]E SOME A*IEVEM5TS1 ! OPPORTUNITIES W]E SQU&]$ AS ! P>TY LEAD]%IP JO9$ ! RE/ ( ! ELITE 9 S9K+ 9TO ! ABYSS ( CORRUPTION4 

,AL?\< IT WAS CLE> ?AT ,B]NIE ,S&]S C\LD NOT W9 ! ,DEMOCRATIC NOM9ATION1 HE S\<T TO /ICK >\ND AS A C&IDATE UNTIL ! CONV5TION4 ,:AT WAS HIS AIM 9 DO+ SO8 

,! 9T5TION1 ,I PRESUME1 WAS PRETTY MU* :AT HE HAS BE5 SAY+3 TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ROLE 9 =MULAT+ ! P>TY PLAT=M AT ! CONV5TION4 ,?AT DOESN'T SEEM TO ME TO MATT] MU*2 PLAT=MS >E MO/LY RHETORIC4 ,:AT C\LD BE QUITE SIGNIFICANT IS SOME?+ DIFF]5T3 US+ ! OPPORTUNITY ( ! ELECTORAL 5?USIASM1 L>GELY FO/]$ BY PROPAG&A1 TO ORGANIZE AN ONGO+ & GR[+ POPUL> MOVEM5T1 NOT GE>$ TO ! ELECTORAL CYCLE1 :I* WILL BE DEVOT$ TO BR++ AB\T BADLY NE$$ *ANGES BY DIRECT ACTION & O!R APPROPRIATE MEANS4 

,IF ! ,AM]ICAN ,DREAM IS DEAD1 AS ,DONALD ,TRUMP SAYS IT IS1 :Y DO SURVEYS CONT9UE TO %[ ?AT ! MAJORITY ( ?OSE 9T]VIEW$ SAY !Y /ILL BELIEVE & EV5 LIVE ! ,AM]ICAN ,DREAM8 ,WAS ! ,AM]ICAN ,DREAM EV] REALITY1 OR JU/ A MY?8 

,! 0,AM]ICAN ,DREAM0 WAS A V]Y MIX$ /ORY4 ,IT TRACES BACK TO ! N9ETE5? C5TURY1 :5 FREE PEOPLE C\LD OBTA9 L& & PURSUE O!R OPPORTUNITIES 9 AN EXP&+ ECONOMY--?ANKS TO ANNIHILATION ( ! ,9DIG5\S NATIONS :O POPULAT$ ! C\NTRY & ! HUGE CONTRIBUTION TO ! ECONOMY ( ! MO/ VICI\S =M ( SLAV]Y ?AT HAS YET EXI/$4 

,9 LAT] YE>S ! 0DREAM0 TOOK O!R =MS1 = SOME1 & SOMETIMES4 ,UNTIL ,EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION WAS %>PLY CUT 9 #aibd 9 ORD] TO BLOCK UNDESIRABLES 7MA9LY ,ITALIANS & ,JEWS71 IMMIGRANTS C\LD HOPE TO WORK !IR WAY 9TO A RI* SOCIETY1 ) 9COMP>ABLE ADVANTAGES4 ,9 ! #a#i#eS & #a#i#fS1 ! GREAT GR[? YE>S ( /ATE CAPITALISM1 WORK+ PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS = A R>E MOM5T 9 ! PA/ HALF-MILL5NIUM ( BITT] REPRESSION1 C\LD HOPE TO GET A DEC5TLY PAY+ UNION JOB ) B5EFITS1 BUY A H\SE & A C>1 S5D !IR KIDS TO COLLEGE4 ,?AT DREAM PRETTY MU* 5D$ ) ! %IFT ( ! ECONOMY T[>D F9ANCIALIZATION & NEOLIB]ALISM FROM ! #a#i#gS1 ACCEL]AT+ UND] ,REAGAN & S9CE4 ,BUT !RE IS NO REASON TO SUPPOSE ?AT ! TRADITIONAL 0DREAM10 SU* AS IT WAS1 IS OV]1 OR ?AT SOME?+ MU* BETT]1 MU* MORE HUMANE & JU/1 IS BEYOND \R REA*4 

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