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By Thomas Ultican / Tultican Lily Geismer has performed a great service to America. The Claremont McKenna College associate professor of history has documented the neoliberal takeover of the Democratic Party in the 1980’s and 1990’s. In her book, Left Behind: The Democrats Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality she demonstrates how Bill Clinton “ultimately did…
<p>Books by Lily Geismer and Nicole Hemmer look at the changes that took place within the Democratic and Republican parties (respectively) during a decade that was supposed to be the end of history. </p>
The Democrats have spent years underestimating their opponents and neglecting to build new coalitions across race and class boundaries.
<p>A reviewer calls a new book on the 1990s a sobering look at the effects of tying social policy to the market. </p>
Clintonites taught their party how to talk about helping people without actually doing it.