Posted at Hartmann Report on May. 10, 2026
Bill Clinton hearts the neoliberal revolution: The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness
Texas billionaire Ross Perot jumped into the race to take on the two neoliberal “free traders” George HW Bush and Bill Clinton. If America signed NAFTA, Perot warned, there would be “a giant sucking sound from the south” pulling jobs out of America.
Worse, Perot warned, this would eventually become a national security issue: when we reached the point where we couldn’t make an aircraft carrier or missile without parts from China or another foreign country, our ability to defend ourselves would be severely compromised.