On AlterNet: fdr

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Obama's Approach to Jobs Is Out of Touch with Reality

William Greider, The Nation. June 22, 2010.

Raising taxes and reducing federal spending will be tragic for millions of struggling families, but also potentially devastating for the Democratic party.

Is Obama Trying to Dismantle Roosevelt's New Deal?

Steve Fraser, TomDispatch.com. February 11, 2010.

FDR, he is not. Obama and his team read the lesson of humiliating defeat in Massachusetts and conservative hostility as an advisory to move further to the right.

What Would the Man Who Got Us Out of the Last Depression Do About Wall Street's Greed?

Chuck Collins, Sam Pizzigati, AlterNet. March 23, 2009.

What would FDR do if he were around to see AIG's bonus bozos spit in the face of the American taxpayer?

Conservatism, It's Time to Shake It Off (Again)

Digby, Hullabaloo. March 6, 2009.

"It doesnâ€™t take long to shake off what you call conservatism ..." -Idaho Republican Senator William Edgar Borah, 1934.

Obama Has the Chance To Be Another FDR -- He Can End the Era of Marijuana Prohibition

Bob Fitrakis, Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. January 16, 2009.

As FDR did in 1933, Obama must now help end an utterly failed, socially destructive, reactionary crusade against marijuana.

Republicans Fight Obama's Stimulus Plan, Fearing Its Success Will Mean Years of Political Oblivion

Dean Baker, AlterNet. January 6, 2009.

For Republicans, one lesson of the New Deal is that it left the Democrats firmly in power for more than 20 years.

Fox News Spins History (Again)

David Sirota, Daily Kos. December 25, 2008.

The New Deal was responsible for extending the Great depression, according to the "fair and balanced" propaganda channel.

How Obama Can Leverage the Chicago Factory Sit-In to Help American Workers

Peter Dreier, Huffington Post. December 9, 2008.

Grassroots activism helped Obama win the presidency. It could also help him fix the economy.

Conservatives Say Low Wages Will Solve the Economic Crisis, But the Opposite Is True

Stirling Newberry, Firedoglake. November 28, 2008.

FDR knew that high wages are goodâ€¦ and we should too.

Paul Krugman Schools George Will on the Great Depression

Staff, Huffington Post. November 17, 2008.

Nobel laureate Paul Krugman was around to remind Will of some history.

Can Obama Change Government Policy and Convince Us to Change Ourselves?

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. November 12, 2008.

Obama has not only been calm in the face of adversity, but also centered in the face of triumph.

FDR vs. Reagan

David Sirota, AlterNet. October 31, 2008.

The final stretch of the Presidential race has become an ideological proxy war between Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt.

Economic Depression: 2008 = 1932?

Tom Degan, The Rant. September 16, 2008.

Crappy days are here again.

FDR's Grandson Says Happy Birthday to Social Security by Knocking McCain

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. August 14, 2008.

It's ok, this video is only on the internets so McCain will probably never see it.

Obama Joins FDR and JFK: All Candidates Called Celebrities

Robert S. McElvaine, Huffington Post. August 7, 2008.

This isn't the first time Republicans have accused the competition of stardom.

Bush's Olympic Plans: Go To China, Applaud, Politely Ignore Human Rights Abuses

dday, Hullabaloo. August 5, 2008.

Yes, if history has taught us anything, it's that one should never use moments like these to shed light on the injustices of the world.

Would President Obama be More Clintonian than Rooseveltian?

David Michael Green, AlterNet. June 27, 2008.

Obama remains enigmatic, and progressives are wondering how he would govern as president.

Let's Party Like It's 1932

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. April 21, 2008.

Obama has the potential to become as great a president as FDR, while activists have the potential to prompt change comparable to the New Deal.

Are Hillary and Obama Afraid of Talking About the New Deal?

Howard Zinn, The Nation. March 31, 2008.

In today's climate of uncontrolled greed, it seems like a no-brainer to channel one of the most innovative programs in US history.

FDR's Democratic Propaganda

Stephen Duncombe, The Nation. March 26, 2008.

Through homey "fireside chats," the aristocratic Roosevelt recast himself as a plain-talking everyman.