Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Jefferson Cowie - The Great Exception - Notes (2)

 The unintended consequence of a conservative racial  immigration policy enacted in 1924 was the social cohesion necessary to produce the most liberal period in American history.  P. 130

The New Deal created the conditions for the most equitable economy since the beginning of the industrial age.  P. 142

The 20th Century decline in inequality took place in a very specific time period.  P. 143

Was unionization at its peak at the conclusion of WWII?

1946 The biggest strike wave in American history.  P. 144

I do not understand the liberal political philosophies of John Dewey.  P. 147

The New Deal proved to be a weak competitor to the dominant individualist strain in American history.  P. 149

The period of the post-WWII era, the period of the Great Exception, was a great time to be a worker.  P. 151

When organized labor was accepted.  P. 154

Labor's victories and the advancement of economic security after WW II proved to be only transitory.  P. 156

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