4. FDR did know one thing well: he knew that nobody knew the answers to our nation's problems, but the answers would be found. As a presidential candidate, here is what he said: "The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the … [Read more...]
Imagining 2011
Together we can hold to the vision of economic justice, political justice, and a better future for our children and our children's children. It is so important to remember that good things do not just happen; improvements in our communities … [Read more...]
End Poverty in California
End Poverty in California [EPIC] was the platform of Upton Sinclair's campaign for the Governorship of California in 1934. Sinclair had won the nomination of the Democratic Party although he had been a member of the Socialist Party … [Read more...]
What next for Congress – for BOTH Sen. Kerry and Sen. Brown to (I hope) support
Here is a non-exhaustive but personal wish list for what I think would revive the economy and enhance economic recovery: 1. Restoring emergency unemployment extensions; they don't buy, we self employed types don't eat. Wonderful … [Read more...]
second bill of rights
FDR's second bill of rights It is our duty now to begin to lay the plans and determine the strategy for the winning of a lasting peace and the establishment of an American standard of living higher than ever before known. We cannot be … [Read more...]
Can the Party Resist the Borg?
The Boston Globe laid out the evidence last week The video slots allow players to gamble incredibly rapidly, winning or losing a game every several seconds without a break, to the point that their brains are undergoing the equivalent of an … [Read more...]
Is John McCain a “Tory” according to FDR?
Taylor, Nick American Made: The enduring legacy of the WPA: When FDR put the nation to work, Bantam Books, March, 2008 Reviewed at [among other locations] http://www.post-gazette.com/pg... The full Oglethorpe University … [Read more...]
A New Way to Attack New Deal Liberalism
I had an interesting conversation in Chicago last Monday evening with Michael Barone of U.S. News and World Report about Shlaes. His comments only reinforced the points I have been making, although his vantage point is a bit different from … [Read more...]
Seventy Five Years Ago Today: FDR Nominated for President!
Want to be a part of discussing and preserving New Deal history? Subscribe to the FDR Center Museum's New Deal Information Service (NDIS) to keep informed and updated about how Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the New Deal are being … [Read more...]
Studs Terkel Remarks on FDR Center Museum (Video)
I am happy to report that recently Studs celebrated his 95th birthday, and is as wonderful as ever! I have put the video made by Studs online at our FDR Center Museum website for the first time so that you may view yourself this very … [Read more...]