This horrendous Gulf oil spill--on top of the recent mining disaster and the financial crisis--may be big business's 'Pearl Harbor': a huge wakeup call to the nation that we can't just let these profit-seeking behemoths do whatever they want without serious regulation and oversight. It is clear that the two dominant political ideologies of our time--conservatism and neo-liberalism--have both been very lax on government regulation and oversight of business interests, all in the name of short-term profit, 'efficiency' and 'freedom'. The relationship has been far too cozy.
That has got to stop. That is why 'liberalism' must assert itself, because it's the only one serious about it.
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