I remember Howard Zinn saying re Clinton (as I remember) look, hes no great mitziya (bargain), but remember that Lincoln never would have freed the slaves if there werent an Abolitionist movement; FDR would never had created the social safety net if there werent strong unions pushing. But certain presidents [and I believe Obama is one, while none of the Bushes + cronies and worse are] can create an window of opportunity for strong movements to effect change from the bottom up.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:26:20 +0000