Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The 94-Year-Old Hidden FDR Speech That Explains the United States
Long before he was president, FDR knew that the U.S.'s most powerful political alliance is between "the satisfied and the fearful."
The Bailouts for the Rich Are Why America Is So Screwed Right Now
Did they prevent a full-scale collapse? Yes. Was it necessary to do it the way we did? Not at all.
82 Years of Social Security Now Threatened by Trump Policies
FDR signed the Social Security Act in 1935, and we're still arguing about how it's a basic American value.
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Ken Burns Weighs In on Ferguson and Facebook Activism
If you ever went to this thing called school, chances are you’ve watched a Ken Burns film or three. You might think that you no longer have to sit through that kind of thing, but you probably should.
Playing the Poverty Card: Why Rich Democrats Talk About How Poor They Once Were
Wall Street–friendly liberals love making populist appeals.
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