Jimmy Carter passed away today at the age of 100.
Listen to this encore episode from 2021: https://apple.co/4gPmOhn
As ex-president, he was a person we should all aspire to be- Habitat for Humanity, the Democracy Program that advocated for democracy and fair and open elections around the world, and his opposition to Israeli apartheid.
But as president, his domestic and foreign policies were the same as many other presidents. His presidency marked the abandonment of New Deal politics, the Democratic embrace of neo-liberalism, and deregulation of key industries.
On the foreign policy front, he was a prologue to the brutal and dangerous era of Reaganism.
Since being President, Carter has been a genuinely decent human, a diplomat and humanitarian. But as President, he carried water for the ruling class, both at home and abroad.
Check out this encore episode about the Carter Administration from 2021.
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