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A major renewal of the middle class?

Don't despair! We may be at a crucial hinge of history, like the one FDR faced in 1933. A new era is waiting

Salon · Sep 9, 2022

FDR's court-packing scheme: Another try?

FDR's plan to expand the Supreme Court nearly derailed his presidency. That doesn't mean it was a bad idea

Salon · Sep 4, 2022

Biden’s accomplishments match up well with well-regarded former presidents

Biden has governed from the center and remained sensitive to important issues affecting voters on the left and right.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 28, 2022

This Day In Market History: FDR Signs The Securities Act Of 1933

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened: On May 27, 1933, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Securities Act of 1933. Where The Market Was: The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded at around 1,867, and the S&P…

Benzinga · May 27, 2022

Yellen links Russia sanctions to 1940 U.S. asset freezes aimed at Nazis

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday drew parallels between the financial pressure that the United States and its allies are imposing on Russia to the efforts of a 1940s Treasury secretary to deny financial resources to Nazi Germany.

Reuters · May 16, 2022

Supreme Court: "Political" since forever

Politics is nothing new in the supposedly august Supreme Court — and it's often been the worst possible kind

Salon · May 15, 2022

America's massive 'lend-lease' aid plan for Ukraine recalls similar help in Britain's 'darkest hour'

Even before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, western governments – and especially the United States – were providing the country with military aid. This followed Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the conflict which has ranged since then in the Donbas province in the east…

The Conversation · May 12, 2022

Is escalation in Ukraine part of the US strategy?

The aim of the billions committed through the Lend-Lease plan could tip the geopolitical balance. History may be about to repeat itself, says Adam Tooze of Columbia University

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022

Jimmy Carter and disability rights

In 1977, people with disabilities occupied federal buildings across America. It was the beginning of something big

Salon · May 1, 2022

House passes military lend-lease bill to speed Ukraine aid

The U.S. House has given final passage to legislation that would streamline a World War II-era military lend-lease program to help Ukraine fight the Russian invasion

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022