Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Socialist or "Champion of Freedom"?

David Woolner | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Socialism, Franklin Roosevelt, New Deal, Safety Net, Barack Obama, Social Safety Nets, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Economic Crisis, Politics News
David Woolner

For Roosevelt, government intervention in the economy was not about destroying individual liberty; it was about restoring individual liberty. This is a good reminder for President Obama.

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Civics Lessons from Our National Monuments

Jerry Lanson | Posted 05.13.2012

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Jerry Lanson

When, I wonder, will we as a nation truly listen to the words of our greatest leaders rather than merely posting them on memorial walls for posterity?

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Presidents' Day 2012: A Progressive Walk on the National Mall

Harvey J. Kaye | Posted 04.18.2012

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Harvey J. Kaye

Take a walk on the National Mall, the public space at the heart of the nation's capital where we celebrate who we are, the place where we proclaim what it means to be an American.

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Presidents' Day: A Look Back At How Much They Earned

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 02.17.2012

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The Republican presidential candidates -- particularly Mitt Romney -- have been under pressure to release their tax returns. The topic has gotten plen...

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This Day In 1933: FDR Escapes Assassination After Speech At Bayfront Park

Posted 04.16.2012

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Bullets flying in Miami: it's really nothing new. On this day in 1933, America's president-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt survived an assassination attem...

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130 Years After His Birth, We Still Live in FDR's World

David Woolner | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Jobs, Unemployment, Franklin Roosevelt, Economics, National Security, Unions, New Deal, Fdr, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Business News
David Woolner

There comes a time in the life of every people when the only way to take on the forces of "economic tyranny" -- whose callous behavior has twice in the past century nearly brought our country to ruin -- is to turn to "the organized power of government."

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'A Date That Will Live In Infamy"

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.07.2011

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On Dec. 7, 1941, 70 years ago today, the United States naval base on the southern coast of Oahu Island, Hawaii known as Pearl Harbor was hit by a surp...

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Presidential Historian Stole FDR's Speeches, Franklin's Letter: Feds

AP | ALEX DOMINGUEZ | Posted 09.28.2011

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BALTIMORE — Presidential historian Barry Landau and his assistant were indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday, accused of stealing and sellin...

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Let Wave Two Begin -- Obama, Geithner and an Infrastructure Bank

Michael Likosky | Posted 08.24.2011

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Michael Likosky

In a time of budgetary crisis, an Infrastructure Bank can finance an infrastructure platform for surge manufacturing.

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Bill Murray Grabs Monumental Role

Posted 07.05.2011

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In what is perhaps the strangest and most delightful Presidential portrayal of all time, a month after rumors first surfaced, Bill Murray has indeed s...

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Can the U.S. Afford Economic Rights in an Economic Crisis?

Hope Lewis | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Michael Posner, Sustainability, Economic Rights, Fdr, Four Freedoms, Social Justice, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Education, Human Rights, Poverty, African Americans, Infant Mortality, Business News
Hope Lewis

We can't afford not to promote economic and social rights when constitutional courts, schools, and ordinary people protesting on the streets around the world are beginning to understand and apply them.

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Bill Murray To Play FDR In New Film: Report

Posted 05.30.2011

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If there's one man who can rescue America from the Great Depression and lead the world in its fight against the barbaric, conquering Axis Powers, it's...

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WATCH: A Rare Look At Soviet-Era Political Cartoons

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

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George Heymont

Using rarely seen footage from the Russian State Film Archives, documentarian Kevin McNeer has produced a fascinating documentary about the late Soviet political cartoonist and propaganda artist Boris Efimov.

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George W. Bush as One of the Greatest Presidents of All Time?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Ostroy

It's easy to reflect back and consider just how close George Bush came to historical greatness, yet how far he swung away from that unparalleled opportunity to instead be considered one of the worst presidents ever.

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Hey, We're Gonna Balance the Budget! But Seriously, Folks ...

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard (RJ) Eskow

So-called "deficit hawks" like Kent Conrad, Erskine Bowles, and Alan Simpson aren't just unserious. They're radicals. Their positions are an extreme departure from the philosophy of government that's guided American policy for a century.

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Vote for Hope

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leo W. Gerard

This is not the hope America voted for in the fall of 2008. Now another election is upon us. On Tuesday, voters can choose candidates capitalizing on bitterness, or they can return to hope and provide time for change to play out.

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Republican Pledge: A Rotten Egg for the Middle Class

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leo W. Gerard

In 1928, the Republicans promised Hoover's victory would assure the prosperity of "a chicken in every pot." This week, the GOP proffered a similar pledge to America: instead of a "chicken in every pot" they're pledging a salmonella-poisoned egg.

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Ruth Gruber, Journalism Pioneer, Finally Gets Credit

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Called Ahead of Time, the film by director Bob Richman follows Gruber's remarkable career as a pioneering journalist and writer from the 1920s onward.

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FDR Rated Best President In Survey Of 238 Scholars

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — Franklin Delano Roosevelt is being ranked the top president in U.S. history by 238 scholars surveyed by Siena College. Roos...

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The F Word: Learning from Roosevelt(s)

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Flanders

The President has a Rooseveltian opportunity, columnist Frank Rich wrote this weekend. Teddy Roosevelt was on his mind: stand off against the Titans o...

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Obama Should Channel Roosevelt To Battle Wall Street

Washington Post | Simon Johnson and James Kwak | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the spring of 2009, Obama and his senior advisers did not seem terribly troubled by the dangerous concentration of power, wealth and hubris on Wall...

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State Dinner Menus of Eras Past: Aspic, Hot Dogs, and Boiled Mutton

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lesley M. M. Blume

The Kennedys tout the virtues of aspic, the Franklin Roosevelts scandalized the polite world with an entrée, and George Washington gave new meaning to the phrase "no frills."

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Rep. Brad Miller: The

UnHAMPered | Rep. Brad Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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As part of its initial legislative barrage on the economic crisis, the Roosevelt administration created the Home Owners' Loan Corporation ("HOLC") in ...

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Lessons in American Leadership, on Presidents Day 2010

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nigel Hamilton

Almost every president we have elected in the past seven decades has sought to advance the fortunes of the US empire and the free world. Their lessons in governance, for good and ill, are our lessons.

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The Roadmap for Republicans Is a Roadmap to Ruin for Social Security

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christine Pelosi

The Roadmap for Republicans allows Wall Street speculators to use benefits as poker chips with taxpayers of all ages forced to cover the losses.

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