Money Is Power In American Politics. It

Folks In The Bottom Half Of The Economy Are Already Squeezed Hard. They Will Be Bloodied And Bankrupt If Economic Policy Inadvertently Induces A Recession.

A Profound Political Question Is Suddenly On The Table: Must The Country Continue To Give Precedence To Private Financial Gain And Market Determinism Over Human Lives And Broad Public Values?

The Great Multinationals Are Unwilling To Face The Moral And Economic Contradictions Of Their Own Behavior - Producing In Low-wage Dictatorships And Selling To High-wage Democracies. Indeed, The Striking Quality About Global Enterprises Is How Easily Free-market Capitalism Puts Aside Its Supposed Values In Order To Do Business. The Conditions Of Human Freedom Do Not Matter To Them So Long As The Market Demand Is Robust. The Absence Of Freedom, If Anything, Lends Order And Efficiency To Their Operations.

In Its Present Terms, The Global System Values Property Over Human Life.

The Burnt Odor In Washington Is From The Disintegrating Authority Of The Governing Classes.