This is not promising for the vast majority condemned to a life of struggle and strife under neoliberalism - and those were the good ol' days. Summers' fans rather than his detractors.

Now, once again, the people in power - who will determine the response to the current crisis - are disproportionately Mr. Last time that happened, Summers and his pals led the response, doing whatever necessary to rebuild the broken system and maintain the status quo. This question and Mr Summers role is especially significant now that the global economy has (once again) collapsed. It also points to a larger issue facing the country and the world - how, pray tell, will we ever move beyond this economic system, in which almost all the wealth flows into the coffers of the elite investment class? That both descriptions are accurate portends trouble (somewhere down the road) for the Democratic Party. However, to the progressive base of the party, Larry Summers is something less flattering: the undead anti-hero of a zombie ideology, neo-liberalism. Summers is the economic guru, par excellence, of the Democratic Party donor class a trusted counsel to Presidents and Party nominees alike. Recently, he has been meeting with Joe Biden. Larry Summers is a recurring motif in American politics, rising to prominence every few years. Photo by Larry Summers seated at the White House - Reuters

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