HIST 12B Lecture 7: Lecture 11%2F2%2F17
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Registered many more black and latino voters (in five southern states alone, 183k new voters were registered between 1983-1984 and even more in 1988 campaign. ) set stage for bill clinton"s victory in 1992. Forced the party to seriously look at foreign policy issues in different light: brought south. Pushed for removal of us presence in central america (which most people supported). Laid foundations for local elections challenging democratic party hegemony; Challenged established dnc leadership; combining together poor, people of color, women, lgbtq community farmers, etc, in favor of a redirection in american society. Border wars : free trade, unfree labor and climate capitalism. Climate change can not be separated from the kinds of neoliberal policies from the time that we have been spent looking at. Policies that promote use of chemical fertilizers can"t be separated from climate change. Convergence of those policies that lead to inequality and climate change causes the catastrophic convergence.
