Here at TBA, I just saw a fiery presentation from a member of the US Steelworkers on the result of deregulation, and inevitable rise of what Rick Perlstein [1] has called E. Coli Conservatism [2].
And as an astute reader [3] at TPM notes (and we'll be hearing more about that here at TBA), deregulation stands behind much of the financial implosion currently taking place on Wall Street [4].