“The elites hate to acknowledge it, but when large numbers of ordinary people are moved to action, it changes the narrow political world where the elites call the shots. Inside accounts reveal the extent to which Johnson and Nixon's conduct of the Vietnam War was constrained by the huge anti-war movement. It was the civil rights movement, not compelling arguments, that convinced members of Congress to end legal racial discrimination.”
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Dean Baker
Dean Baker is an American economist known for his research on economic policy, income distribution, and the labor market. He serves as the chief economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and regularly contributes articles to publications such as the American Economic Review. more
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