[Marxism] How New Deal liberalism strengthened white privilege

[Brian Shannon <Brian_Shannon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have mentioned this book in a couple of posts involving arguments
with Marxmail participants who believe that support to Roosevelt and
the popular front polices of the CP and many socialists who ended up
supporting Roosevelt, such as my parents, was the correct political
position.

Of course, much of their argument is not so much about Roosevelt's
domestic policy but about defense of the USSR. Nonetheless, this book
is a very important corrective to this position, for it points out that
the rising tide did not lift all boats, that some boats in fact slipped
back relatively and even in some cases positively.

It is very difficult to summarize a book as long and complex as this.
This is an admirable review and it succinctly captures the main points
of the author. Unfortunately, the last part of the book is filled with
liberal nostrums. It doesn't weaken, however, the main argument.

Brian Shannon


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