A deficit worth wiping out: "Faith, Hope and Charity"
(Note: I'm running for Town Council in Berkeley Heights, NJ this year. My website will have an online contribution system soon!) By Stephen YellinIn this era of economic hardship, it seems our nation's...
View ArticleH is for Hoover: Obama's USA TODAY Editorial
Barack H. Obama wrote an editorial today:Go 'big' on debt deal By President ObamaUSA TODAY Forum July 21, 2011Neither party is blameless for the decisions that led to this debt, but both parties have a...
View Article"Some Rob You with a Six-Gun, Some with a Fountain Pen"
London is now filled with young people in the streets looting the shops that line their neighborhoods. The capitalist economic system has left them without adequate schools or jobs; their schools are...
View ArticleMore Class War Mini-Cine: "Tramps and Millionaires"
Howdy, pards.More video fun. Putting together Clark's vid last week was fun, and I'll have another half-assed artsy music vid next week, but today we're back to the politics of class warfare.
View ArticleHow 'They' Made Roosevelt 'Do It’
Work hard and play by the rules and you will achieve the American Dream. This booster phrase is what makes America unique.‘ Unique’ or ‘exceptional’ implies better.Yet people in the developed world...
View ArticleEconomic Democracy - Economic Populism
Why would anyone be morally bound or wish to be morally bound to a civil society that does not share the goal that it’s citizens deserve a fair distribution of wealth, income and power? If the civil...
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OBAMA WH TO CUT TPS REPORTS: updated 3
I was alerted by this brave diary on DailyKos that the DASTARDLY Obama administration is going to get rid of FDR's holy TPS reports and, I hesitate to even type this, the cover sheets. In his rush to...
View ArticleOnce Again, my 2007 Labor Day Diary
Cross-posted at Docudharma and Progressive Blue.This diary was no hit in 2007. Long and far too dull for this community, the diary was aptly titled People to Remember on May Day American Style. It is...
View ArticlePeople to Remember on Labor Day
This diary was not a hit in 2007 and yesterday there was no evidence of anyone here actually reading or acknowledging some of the great Americans who made Labor day what it is.So I'll just post it...
View ArticleOnce Again, my 2007 Labor Day Diary
This diary was not a hit in 2007 and yesterday there was no evidence of anyone here actually reading or acknowledging some of the great Americans who made Labor day what it is. It wasn't a hit today...
View ArticleThe Economy: A Comparison of the Present and FDR's Day
In the early 1930s, the nation relined on the markets and not government to revive an economy that was deep into Great Depression. In 1932, the people elected Franklin D. Roosevelt to use government...
View ArticleThe conservative who saved the New Deal (part 2 of 2)
by Stephen YellinYesterday I covered the first part of the story of Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican who ultimately held the fate of millions of Americans in his hands as Chief Justice of the...
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Why I Vote For Democrats: Social Security
On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat, signed the Social Security Act into law. Since that time, Social Security has been protected by Democratic presidents and Democratic...
View ArticleGovernment by organized money (Mitt Romney) is just as dangerous as...
I pulled this up at the suggestion of one DailyKos member archer070 under this diary (he suggested Google-ing the term "I welcome their hatred," so I did). What President Franklin Delano Roosevelt...
View ArticleA New “Century of the Common Man”: Bringing Freedom From Want Back to Foreign...
By David Woolner, originally posted on Next New Deal.Click here to sign up for the Roosevelt Institute's weekly newsletter.Foreign policy shouldn't forget the important role of economic development.The...
View ArticleMemo To The Obama Campaign: Grow A Backbone
Just when Michelle Obama had the Base embracing Barack Obama the way she embraced the DNC hall last night, the Obama campaign pushes it away.
View ArticleDaily Digest: The Un-Fuzzy Math
By Tim Price, originally posted on Next New Deal.Click here to subscribe to the Roosevelt Institute's weekly newsletter.Click here to receive the Daily Digest via e-mail."We're all in this together"...
View ArticleKonczal and Grunwald: Could the Stimulus Have Been Better Without Being Bigger?
Click here to subscribe to the Roosevelt Institute's weekly newsletter.We've all heard the standard arguments about the stimulus: progressives think it should have been bigger, while conservatives...
View ArticleRomney's 47 Percent Remarks Reflect the Mentality FDR Fought Against
By David Woolner, originally posted on Next New Deal.Click here to subscribe to the Roosevelt Institute's weekly newsletter.Romney's comments may spark a widespread backlash against the kind of...
View ArticleFDR's Debate Lesson for Obama: It's About Capturing Americans' Imaginations
By David Woolner, originally posted on Next New Deal.Click here to subscribe to the Roosevelt Institute's weekly newsletter.President Obama spent too much time picking apart the details of his...
View Article“Morning in America,” New & Improved
Solid Victories for Progressive, Liberal Candidates, ReformsIn our humble opinion, a win for the Democrats is a win for the American people. Of course not every American person sees it that way, but...
View ArticleFDR's 47 Percent: Will the Democrats Finally Heed Their Voices?
By David Woolner, originally posted on Next New DealClick here to subscribe to the Roosevelt Institute's weekly newsletter.President Obama should use the fiscal cliff to shift the debate away from...
View ArticleLet's talk about real national security
Many politicians will say that the first responsibility of a President is to ensure the national security. I would note that the Preamble to the Constitution lists two other things BEFORE "provide for...
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Declaring War on Fossil Fuel
WWII Propaganda Poster What if we declared war on our fossil fuel dependency and waged a WWII type effort to wean ourselves off of its use and transform our economy to a non-polluting , renewable...
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Economics Daily Digest: They come bearing jobs
By Tim Price, originally published on Next New DealClick here to receive the Daily Digest via e-mail.Four Important Ways Immigration Reform Could Benefit America's Economy (Think Progress)As Congress...
View ArticleThe bad GDP report is a warning not to create another Roosevelt Recession
By David Woolner, originally published on Next New DealPresident Obama should begin his second term much like the first and demand stimulus to bolster a sagging economy.The only real capital of a...
View ArticleThe Real State of the Union Requires a Stronger Government
By David Woolner, originally published on Next New DealInstead of downplaying the role of government, we should recommit to a "spirit of charity."We of the Republic sensed the truth that democratic...
View Article80 Years Ago... Today... March 4, 1933
Roosevelt's Inauguration 3/4/33 Courtesy of CSpan.Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Inauguration Day. (It was the last before the 20th Amendment moved it to January 21st.) It is hard for us to see these...
View ArticleFDR called minimum wage critics "hopelessly reactionary." He was right.
By David Woolner, originally published on Next New DealLike President Obama, FDR faced resistance to guaranteeing workers a decent wage, but he knew he had the American people on his side.Our Nation so...
View ArticleHelen Keller in Her Own Words
On this Helen Keller Day, the 133rd anniversary of her birth, I give you this brief look at her life, taken from some of her writings and speeches. (First published at The Paragraph, 2006-02-12.)A...
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Progressivism: The Practical Center
(Analysis.) When we think of the full political spectrum, from pure socialism on the left to unbridled capitalism on the right, we find progressivism at the center– not the left, as is commonly...
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Top Comments: The Einstein Letter Edition
Special Note: I know all of you Friday TC regulars arephans of pho areRick Perry is notpandas worldwide are disappointed that Chrislove's byline is missing tonight. He had a scheduling conflict. But...
View ArticleTURKEY WARS
I don’t understand why anyone believes any of the popular myths about Thanksgiving. The truth is our Puritan forefathers were a humorless bunch who showed their devotion to God by going hungry, not by...
View ArticleA Call for an Economic Bill of Rights for the 21st Century
Nearly 70 years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed that everyone has the right to a job with decent wage, his message continues to ring true.The economy of the 21st century remains mired in...
View ArticleBattling Wall Street: The Kennedy Presidency, Part 1
I originally posted this diary on February 11, 2007, and Volume Two a day later. I wish I could say it was to rave reviews, but, alas, it was to just the chirping of crickets. Now, after five years of...
View ArticlePearl Harbor. Conversations on the Day of Infamy, 1941
There has never been any doubt on my mind of how much that day in December 7, 1941 has affected my life and memories. On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Japanese air force of its Impiral Military...
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When Government Helped
The New Deal era beginning in the 1930s set up the government structure we enjoy today. But ever since, conservatives have waged a protected war on “Big Government.”The assault on government deepened...
View ArticleObama Should Rediscover His Inner Roosevelts
From The Progressive PopulistKen Burns produced another excellent documentary series for PBS with his seven-part biography of the Roosevelt family which helped mold the government of the modern United...
View ArticleOn the Road to Political Irrelevance with Rudy Giuliani
Another famous New Yorker, Yogi Berra, once said, “We may be lost but we’re making good time.” That pretty much sums up the current state of Rudy Giuliani’s political reality and doesn’t bode well for...
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Mojo Friday - Triskaidekaphobia - Edition
tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh noun fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.Didn't we just have a Friday the 13th diary last month? Why yes, yes we did. In fact Friday the 13th will happen three times...
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Ukraine Crisis Facts Bring Discord to U.S. Mighty Wurlitzer
"We can fight against the Europeans, we can fight with rhetoric against them," said Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland during a meeting of United States officials at a...
View ArticleWhen Politics was Civil, and Worked
When Politics was Civil, and WorkedOur world is facing challenges unprecidented in my memory, which goes back to WWII. Some changes become so entrenched that they are no longer noticed, rather it is...
View ArticleAnother Theory About Why People Vote Republican
My recent diary about the motivations of Republican voters got a lot of attention, for which I'm very grateful. Today I had another thought about why people vote Republican, as my quest to understand...
View ArticleWhat are the best and worst presidential speeches?
There are many differences between what’s actually in the Bible, and common perceptions of what most people think is in the Bible. For example, the Moses of the Exodus story is described as timid,...
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Pearl Harbor- The Greatest American President
Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The surprise early morning attack on December 7, 1941 by the Imperial Japanese Army left 2,403 dead, twenty vessels destroyed and our...
View ArticleA Partial History of the Removal Power
Preet Bharara, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, provided us with some political drama this weekend. The drama was in his refusing to go quietly. Before going, he...
View ArticleWhen a hungry country gets a soup sandwich
A lifetime ago, when I was just 18 years old and newly enlisted in the Army, I earned a drill sergeant’s wrath. I don’t remember why, and he likely didn’t need a reason. I was a private and just...
View ArticleRedState and Conservatives: Making it up as they go along...Again
The titleWisconsin cops & firemen break their oaths.The reasoningThat there is anyway merely confirms why the notorious small-government conservative FDR was entirely correct in opposing public...
View ArticleA Note About Fascism
In my earlier diary I noted that the wingnuts have taken to quoting Franklin D Roosevelt to support their anti-union stance.However they avoid this one like the plague."The liberty of democracy is not...
View ArticleApril 12, 1945: A Photo Diary
Note: I am republishing this diary that I posted two years ago. The diary got a nice response the first time, and the comments were outstanding. JekyllnHyde contributed great cartoons, ArtSchmart had...
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