American labor was strongest when the threat of communism was greatest. The apogee of America's welfare state, with all its limitations, was cotermin… - Gary Gerstle

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American labor was strongest when the threat of communism was greatest. The apogee of America's welfare state, with all its limitations, was coterminous with the height of the Cold War. The dismantling of the welfare state and the labor movement, meanwhile, marched in tandem with communism's collapse.