In this clip from the American News Project, national affairs correspondent for The Nation William Greider recounts the role the Democratic party played in helping to craft the economic crisis. He suggests that democrats must now decide whether to reclaim their reformist, New Deal heritage or to continue protecting their patrons in the financial industry.
—Corbin Hiar
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