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A WPA Kind of Solutionnew

Waking up from this nightmare to hear President-elect Obama mention a "WPA solution" or that he's been reading about the FDR transition from Hoover is the sign of intelligent life returning to the Oval Office.
Random Lengths News  |  James Preston Allen  |  11-28-2008  |  Commentary

A Historian Discusses the FDR/Obama Comparisonnew

After the global economy crashed, pundits began to compare Obama with Roosevelt, the man who saw his nation through both the Great Depression and World War II. But how apt is that comparison? Historian William E. Leuchtenburg explains.
Boulder Weekly  |  Pamela White  |  11-10-2008  |  Politics

Election '08: Truth, Justice, and the New American Waynew

The luxury liner of consumerism has smacked into the iceberg. Sarah Palin can cry "socialism" and let slip the dogs of McCarthy, but Republicans have burned even their most flimsy credibility. And yet President-Elect Obama is just a man. Can he actually save a grateful nation?
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  11-07-2008  |  Commentary

Election '08: Not Over Yetnew

Obama has FDR's gifts of oratory and pragmatism, but can he restore the nation? A special pre-election report from Tom Hayden.
Sacramento News & Review  |  Tom Hayden  |  10-31-2008  |  Commentary

Dawn of the American Fascistsnew

Republicans, as hopefully a majority of Americans have finally figured out, are for the most part a collection of hypocrites, thugs and pious thieves. That is why they verge on being not old-fashioned conservatives, but American fascists.
Random Lengths News  |  Lionel Rolfe  |  09-18-2008  |  Commentary

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