What the Final Stage of Reaganism Looks Like, Thom Hartmann

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49. It far precedes Reagan

In 1971, future Justice Lewis Powell wrote a long memo to the US Chamber Of Commerce spelling out the long-term generational strategy which has been followed like a script. You can see today's headlines in the memo. A concise discussion by Robert Reich is here:
https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/12/16/how-the-corporate-takeover-of-american-politics-began/

"In 1971, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked Lewis Powell, a corporate attorney who would go on to become a Supreme Court justice, to draft a memo on the state of the country.

Powell’s memo argued that the American economic system was “under broad attack” from consumer, labor, and environmental groups."


One of the most insidious parts of the memo was Powell's plan to take over US education, in the name of "free speech". Sound familiar? We shoould call it "Powell speech" and shine a light on its origin.

1971. The wealthy are organized, funded, and patient.

The full 34 page text is here:
https://law2.wlu.edu/deptimages/Powell%20Archives/PowellMemorandumTypescript.pdf