Growing AngerThe Impotence of ElectionsBy PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS November 4, 2010In his historical novel, The Leopard, Giuseppe di Lampedusa writes that things have to change in order to remain the same. That is what happened in the US congressional elections on November 2. Jobs offshoring, which began on a large scale with the collapse of the Soviet Union, has merged the Democrats and Republicans into one party with two names. The Soviet collapse changed attitudes in socialist India and communist China and opened those countries, with their large...
Thursday, 4 November 2010
The Tea Party and the Midterms
The Tea Party and the MidtermsBy Joe Conason Posted on Nov 3, 2010The urge to punish politicians is understandable no matter who is in power, because they inevitably disappoint the fond hopes of their admirers and raise the hackles of their detractors—and yet that same urge is almost never satisfied for long. In the case of the midterm spanking administered to Democrats, the likelihood that voters will get what they claim to want as a result is even smaller than usual. The fleeting thrill of ousting a particular elected official (or even dozens...
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