Labor—Lennon or Luther The year 1968 marked a turning point in the history of America and the wider West. The postwar settlement showed signs of strain as economic reconstruction ground to a halt and the Cold War confrontation began to take its toll. Youth protests and the Vietnam War polarized society and fueled the flames of the culture wars, pitting progressive liberals against conservatives. Millions of citizens lost trust in their system of government and their politicians, as was exemplified by President Lyndon B. Johnson's fall from grace. With the assassinations of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and…