Thursday, November 26, 2009

New Deal

The Political Trends of the late New Deal--and the Republican Resurgence

The Republican Party came back strong in the 1938 elections. more >>

Obama's 2010 Budget: Class Warfare that Redefines Audacity

Leadership is in the details, and that's exactly what the Obama administration's 2010 budget provides. more >>

FDR New Deal Legacy Intact, but Internment of Japanese-Americans Lives in Infamy Too

Internment of Japanese-Americans showed New Deal's architect to be all too human. more >>

Eisenhower Interstate Highways Offer a Road Map for Obama Stimulus

Lost in talk of FDR's New Deal and Obama's agenda is Ike's infrastructure boost, writes Matthew Dallek. more >>

For Stimulus, Is Obama Mulling Creating a New Conservation Corps?

Several groups are pushing Obama to create new jobs by rebuilding America's national parks. more >>

Higher Taxes on High Earners and Increased Unionization Didn't Work for FDR

Which of Roosevelt's policies worked and which did not. more >>

Barack Obama as FDR

A new New Deal? more >>

Advocates Search for Clues of President-Elect Obama’s Civil Rights Plans

Activists expect Obama to focus on a race-neutral public works program akin to FDR’s New Deal. more >>

Questioning the New Deal

The New Deal wasn’t as popular as is generally believed. more >>

The Return of Big Government

A bulked-up uncle Sam is coming back to deal with housing, healthcare, Social Security, and more. more >>

Did the New Deal Work?

As talk of a "new New Deal" grows, the debate about the original lives on. more >>

Time for Another New Deal

Is America ready for a "new" New Deal? When you put together all the various strands coming out of Democratic politics and liberal think tanks these days, it's pretty clear that plenty of people on the left-of-center side of things sure think so. Consider this new effort from the New America Foundation. more >>

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