>>Hello everyone,
>
>>Just forwarding a piece by Henry Giroux.  Some of you may remember
>>Henry, who taught here at Miami in the 1980s.  It's long (59
>>pages), but worth it.   Henry's piece, very carefully, goes through
>>6 significant reasons as to why the US is heading into what he
>>calls "proto-fascism."  The term is problematic, but he is trying
>>to distinguish our contemporary fascism from the mid-20th century
>>variety.  He ends with a long discussion of neoliberalism, which he
>>sees (correctly I think) as the vehicle for our descent into
>>fascism.  Pretty devastating piece.  It is not without its
>>problems, but as it weaves together so much into one piece, I
>>appreciate his attempt to provide a grid for understanding that is
>>comprehensive.
>>
>>Tom Dutton