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liberalism's most popular quasi-social-democratic achievements--Social Security, Medicare, the Wagner Act

liberalism and the Democratic Party in no way represents the left-wing obverse of conservatism and the GOP. And liberals, deep down in their hearts, understand this. They have no true ideological counterpoint--no real program and certainly no vision for changing society for the better.

Obama shunned a New Deal, and now a reactionary is riding into office promising the Herrenvolk version.

[...] We can’t count on the Democrats to put up a fight; the fight must come from the Left.

[...] the Left needs a vision, not a defensive posture. We must organize around a positive, forward-looking program for real change — a program that gives people
something to fight for, not just somethin…