It is generally acknowledged that Bidenomics represented a turn away from neoliberalism and unchecked globalisation. Moreover, it is hard to deny its legislative successes and their positive impact on peoples lives, not to mention its actions to strengthen the fighting capacity of the labor movement. It had its limitations for sure. But what goes unmentioned in such critiques is that its limitations in no small measure were a result of Republican opposition and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, sometimes Krysten Sinema, on the Democratic side.
What is the lesson here? Not to bemoan the limitations of what was won, but to roll up our sleeves from now until Election Day to elect Kamala Harris and Democratic Congressional majorities. Such would set the stage for a political-legislative struggle on a new level, maintaining the successes of the Biden administration, but going well beyond them as well.
