An American Tragedy: How a Good Company Died The Rust Belt is back. So say bullish observers as U.S. exports surge‚ long-moribund industries glow with newfound profits‚ and unemployment dips to lows not seen in a decade. But in the smokestack citadels‚ there’s disquiet. Too many machine-tool and auto parts factories are silent; too many U.S. industries still can’t hold their own. What went wrong since the heyday of the 1960s? That’s the issue Max Holland‚ a contributing editor of The Nation‚
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various kinds. They range from very liberal to very conservative and some in between. Lobbyists pursue nearly every imaginable goal‚ from tax credits to fundamental revisions of American Political Culture. There are also wide varieties of interest groups that are organized for the sole purpose of exerting influence on the political and legal system. These group play a central role in deciding who gets what‚ when‚
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112 Professor: Doan Mai Linh 16th April‚ 2013 Essay Title: Compare and contrast British conservatism with American conservatism ‘Conservatism’ is a political term referring to the idea of upholds traditions and it refers to those who preferred the stability in society‚ emphasized the organization founded more than the next ideas generations. There are several main political thinkers to demonstrate this idea‚ like: Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)‚ Edmund Burke (1729-1797)‚ Friedrich von Hayek
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Lázaro Cardenas & Mexican Populism The Early Years/ The Birth of Populism Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (May 21‚ 1895 – October 19‚ 1970) was President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. From Cárdenas plebian roots‚ in the lower-middle class he eked out a substantial‚ moving and largely successful leadership role in a reformative Mexico. Born in the village of Jiquilpan‚ Michoacán‚ Cárdenas supported his widowed mother and seven younger siblings from the age of sixteen. His many professional pursuits
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their economic status‚ they must have equal access to resources that will aid in economic improvement. The possibility of attaining these resources directly correlates to the political and economic atmosphere‚ both domestic and international. This paper will attempt to determine if this theory relates to the Indian American ethnic group. The flourishing geopolitical relationship between the United States and India‚ combined with an atmosphere of increasing competitiveness among the international
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Throughout the 1970s‚ the title of presidency was tarnished as Republican President Richard Nixon was forced to resign in 1974 due to the Watergate Scandal. Because of his connection to Nixon‚ Vice President Gerald Ford’s presidency was unpopular as well. Ford’s successor to the Oval Office‚ Democrat Jimmy Carter‚ had a rather unsuccessful presidency as he only won one term. While both political parties controlled the presidency during the 1970s‚ political scholars view this era of presidents as
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The debates are generally considered one of the most famous political contests in American History. They tackle the issue of the survival of the union and the institution of slavery. Though they were both running for a seat in the Senate‚ the debates ended up being very important in deciding the future President‚ which was Lincoln who won the election in 1860. When Lincoln and Douglas debated on the slavery extension issue in 1858‚ they were addressing the problem that had divided the nation
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focus on Indian Americans and their assimilation in to the United States and its culture. Being a second-generation Indian American‚ I believe that I can relate to this subject well. I and other second-generation Indians Americans face a unique set of entirely different social issues. I will focus on the main social institutions of family‚ education‚ religion‚ politics‚ and compare and contrast the experiences of first generation Indian Americans and second generation Indian Americans. It is a generally
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Remember Reagan Remember Reagan The 1980 US presidential campaign pitted Republican Ronald Reagan against Democrat Jimmy Carter. Why do you think Reagan beat Carter? Reagan inherited an economy that was in bad shape. The prime lending rate was like 15%‚ credit cards were 15-25%‚ there was gas rationing and soaring inflation that was 20%. He had an economic plan that was about cutting government size‚ taxes and building the US military back up. People got fed up with Carter and the government
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that made American society simultaneously more equal and less equal‚ and American culture still more individualistic‚ than they had been before” (Borstelmann‚ 18). In Thomas Borstelmann’s work‚ The 1970s: A New Global History from Civil Rights to Economic Inequality‚ he argues that previous scholarship and historians have looked at the 1970s as a decade of turmoil and uncertainty. While the 1960s and 1980s offered clear story lines and exciting social and political conflicts‚ the 1970s falls right
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