The Legacy of the Bush-Cheney Years: Trends That May Linger
New York — For the last eight years, progressive historians have been vocally critical of the Bush-Cheney administration’s war in Iraq, war on terror, stress on free markets, and push to privatize government services like charter schools and social-welfare programs. But at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association here, the collective judgment seems to be that those trends haven’t been all that new — and won’t be easy to ... Full Story »
Posted by Fabrice Florin
We have only begun to see the social and political consequences of global dominance by the wealthy and powerful, and the impact of--and implications for--US foreign policy. The story is familiar: the "haves" vs the "have nots," but the scope has grown, playing out now on a global scale. Historians can be uniquely suited to help politicians understand the impacts and consequences of social, economic, financial and foreign policies...but how likely are we to listen? If, as Winkler suggests, we all see ourselves as potential elites whose interests diverge from the "working class," what policies will we favor? And how can progressives help move US policy toward social, economic, human rights and legal justice? The work for progressives has just begun.