[A-List] Web Exclusive: The Democratic Party Debacle and the Demise of the Left-Center Left

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Web Exclusive: The Democratic Party Debacle and the Demise of the
Left-Center Left

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A Worldwide Trend

James Petras | November 6th 2010
Introduction

The November 2, 2010 electoral debacle of the Democratic Party in the
US cannot be solely ascribed to the failed policies of President
Obama, the Congressional leadership or their senior economic advisers.
Nor is the demise of what passes for the American “center-left”
confined to the US—it is a world-wide pattern, expressed in countries
as diverse as Greece, Portugal, Spain, Great Britain and Japan.