Eskow makes the interesting argument that liberals are so interested in social issues that they have forgotten the economic issues that used to form part of the core of liberal ideology. From my point of view, Cory Booker is a great example:
But identity politics, like social issues, can be exploited to push a Wall Street agenda. There may be no better example of that than the New Jersey senatorial candidacy of Cory Booker, who is both African American and gay – and who is a former Wall Streeter who stridently defends even that community’s worst excesses. If Booker replaces Robert Menendez, as appears likely, he is far less likely to defend the public’s economic rights against corporate pillagers.
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Here's an example, agree or disagree:
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Mass Immigration vs. Black America
"Amnesty for illegal workers is not just a slap in the face to black Americans. It's an economic disaster. I see illegal immigration and the adverse impact that it has on the political empowerment of African Americans, and the impact it has on the job market."
-- T. Willard Fair, president of the Urban League of Greater Miami, Fla.
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