Machine derived contents note: 1. Lessons from history: the 2000 elections -- and the new "irrepressible conflict" 7 -- 2. The Iraq war, the Democratic Party and the -- campaign of Howard Dean 37 -- 3. Militarism and social polarization in -- contemporary America 63 -- 4. After the 2004 election: the political challenges -- confronting the American working class 95 -- Appendix one -- Ronald Reagan (i9n -2o04): an obituary 119 -- Appendix two -- Reflections on the 40th anniversary of the -- Kennedy assassination 131
Summary
The author argues the re-election of George W.Bush marks an ominous turning point in US and international politics. Having been returned to power, the most reactionary administration in the history of the US will escalate its program of international militarism and domestic repression