>i think jeff is right to point to the divergence between the
>'fix it' and 'nix it' sections is important; but i wouldn't say this is a
>question of which actions or sections were authentic or no. what's
>becoming more than apparent is that the attempt to 'fix it' will not
>produce those elements of social democracy that we might like and support:
>basic incomes, welfare reforms, labour rights, not to mention
>redistribution in any serious sense, etc. the only thing -- and i really
>mean the only thing -- that will be 'conceded' here are along the
>lines of the ravings about the threat of mexican and chinese workers.
>that, plus a new round of criminalisation of those who remain outside this
>process, whether they're part of the nominal constituencies of those who
>are at the table or not.
Yes, but.... Portions of U.S. organized labor are showing the most internationalism they have in my memory, which, despite my advancing age, is still a fairly limited range. These signs should be encouraged, and not disparaged. Hoffa's Mexico- and China-bashing deserve nothing but scorn, but for a movement that was long a junior partner in the Cold War, this is progress.
Doug