Tag Archives: Franklin Roosevelt

Salon: Walker Bragman: ‘More Like Ronald Reagan Than FDR: I’m a Millennial & I’ll Never Vote For Hillary Clinton’

Source:The New Democrat You know to say that Hillary Clinton is more like Ronald Reagan than Franklin Roosevelt, I’m not sure if Democrats who will mostly likely overwhelmingly nominate Hillary Clinton for president, should be insulted by that, or take … Continue reading

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LA Progressive: Lawrence Wittner: ‘Democratic Socialism Has Deep Roots in American Life’

Source:LA Progressive– U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Democratic Socialist, Socialist Republic of Vermont) and 2016 presidential candidate. Source:The New Democrat  “The shock and disbelief with which many political pundits have responded to Bernie Sanders’s description of himself as a “democratic socialist”—a … Continue reading

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Cato Institute: ‘Daniel Shapiro on the Welfare State’

Source:CATO Institute– Daniel Shapiro on the so-called welfare state. Source:The New Democrat “In his new book, Is The Welfare State Justified?, philosopher Daniel Shapiro insightfully combines moral and political philosophy with contemporary social science to argue that proponents of the … Continue reading

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Huffington Post: David Woolner: ‘Seeking The Four Freedoms is as Important Today as it Was 74 Years Ago’

Source:The Huffington Post– in Chicago, Illinois, to cover Hillary Clinton’s presidential announcement. “Hillary Clinton’s decision to hold the first major public rally of her campaign at Four Freedoms Park in New York City reminds us not only of the many … Continue reading

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Tom Woods: James Ostrowski: ‘Progressivism: The Idea Destroying America’

“Author James Ostrowski discusses progressivism, what it is, and how it can be resisted. Subscribe to the Tom Woods Show… Source:Tom Woods What I’m going to do with this piece, is to layout what progressivism and Progressives are and what … Continue reading

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The Nation: Richard Kreitner- ‘FDR Signs The Emergency Act, Launching The New Deal: March 9, 1933’

Source:The Nation– 1930s America. “Today in 1933 the newly inaugurated President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Emergency Banking Act, officially launching the New Deal. The act allowed the Federal Reserve to guarantee the assets of banks that Roosevelt had ordered closed … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: ‘Harry Browne’s Social Security Solution’

Source:Liberty Pen– 2000 Libertarian Party presidential nominee Harry Browne. You can also see this post at FreeState Now, on Blogger. “From the Great Libertarian Offer (2000), Libertarian presidential candidate Harry Browne offers an innovative fix to the Social Security crisis. Liberty Pen” … Continue reading

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The American Prospect: Julian E. Zelizer- When Progressives Were Organized

Source:The American Prospect– “Progressives seeking a model for an effective Congress could learn from the nearly forgotten history of the Democratic Study Group.” From the American Prospect. “When Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in 1994 for the … Continue reading

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Harvey J. Kaye: ‘Fighting For The Four Freedoms’

Source:Amazon– Bill Moyers interviewed Harvey J. Kaye, about his book about President Franklin D. Roosevelt. “In January 1941, less than a year before Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s State of the Union … Continue reading

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Salon: Heather Digby Parton: Chris Matthews and Ed Rendell, Working Class Heroes, In Their Dreams

The New Democrat Salon: Opinion: Heather Digby Parton: Chris Matthews and Ed Rendell, Working Class Heroes, In Their Dreams When MSNBC which is really not much more than a media operation for Occupy Wall Street, the Progressive Caucus and the … Continue reading

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