February 11, 2009

I. Wallerstein, "Remaking America: The Ambiguities of Obama"

I. Wallerstein, "Remaking America: The Ambiguities of Obama":

What should be clear to everyone by now is that the United States has not elected a Che Guevara as its president, despite the hysterical fears of the unreconciled rightwing of the Republican Party. Nor, however, has it elected another Ronald Reagan, despite the hopes of some of those who voted for him and the fears of his more intransigent left critics. What then has the United States elected? The answer is not obvious yet, precisely because of Obama's style as a politician.