The New Deal

Too Soon To Tell? Judging A President's Progress

The New York Review of Books | Posted 11.20.2009 | Books


The New York Review of Books Huffington Post: At the anniversary of the election of Barack Obama, we're taking a close look at how he's done and what...

Half Measures and Lukewarm "Reform" Won't Save the Middle Class

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Let's hope that when Obama speaks Congress he outlines not only a bold program to provide health care for all Americans, but also a set of proposals to lift the middle class out of its currently dismal economic condition.

We'll Always Have Tara

Gerald Sindell | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics


Gerald Sindell

When we finally do achieve health care restructuring, I hope that some of us will take a moment to look at that powerful human preference for the status quo over anything else.

FDR's New Deal, JFK's New Frontier, Barack Obama's New Foundation

Paul Abrams | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics


Paul Abrams

The benefit of the decay of the old is that it provides space not to rebuild the foundation so that it fits with the modern world.The "New Foundation" is the theme of the Obama presidency.

Enough With This '100 Days' Nonsense!

Stanley Kutler | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


Stanley Kutler

Since Barack Obama's inauguration, the media have cast their reporting under the catchy title of "The First 100 Days." CNN has even designated April ...