Don't Let The 'big Men' Win

摘要

Dorothea lange traveled aroundrural America during the late 1930s, creating indelible images of the Great Depression. One day, she stopped outside a gas station and snapped a picture of a large sign. It read: This is your country, Don't let the big men take it away from you. Seventy years later, citizens irate at the huge bonuses AIG paid out to top executives know just how that feels.As Congress and President Obama rush to balancesolidarity with a new wave of populist anger alongside the need for smart policy during a crisis, they might reflect on how well previous politicians fared at the task. History does not repeat itself. But sometimes it does hum a familiar tune.