References
[1] Explanation of the underlying dynamics of this pattern is beyond the purview of this essay. Interested readers can consult, for example, Ernest Mandel, The Long Waves of Capitalist Development (Cambridge University Press 1980).
[2] Studs Terkel, Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression (New York: Pantheon Books 1970), P. 309.
[3] See, for example, F. F. Piven and R. A. Cloward, Poor people’s Movements (New York: Pantheon Books 1977).
[4] Studs Terkel, Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression (New York: Pantheon Books 1970), PP. 268-69.
[5] Michael Whitney, “The Obama Dream Team,” counterpunch.com (28-30 November 2008),
[6] F. William Engdahl, “The Real Truth behind the Citigroup Bank Nationalization,”
[7] Michael Hudson, “The Obama Letdown,” Counterpunch.com (26 November 2008).
