The Official James Petras website https://petras.lahaine.org United States, Latin America, Middle East, Analysis Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:27:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 en Rise and Decline of the Welfare State: Class Struggle and Imperial Wars as the Motor Force of US History https://petras.lahaine.org/rise-and-decline-of-the-welfare/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:34:00 +0000 James Petras United States https://petras.lahaine.org/rise-and-decline-of-the-welfare/