A new exhibition at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library explores the president’s “mixed” record on civil rights — and the charged debate over racism in the New Deal.
Tag: New Deal (1930’s)
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What the Insurrectionists of 2021 and 2023 Have in Common
Extreme opposition to social insurance and the safety net is a natural fit for an authoritarian movement that tried to overturn the constitutional order.
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Unseparate and Unequal
Workers may have more leverage these days, but the boss is still the boss.
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How Liberals Should Confront a Right-Wing Supreme Court
The court does not have the only word, or even the last word, on the meaning of the Constitution.
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Beware the Ruinous Optimism of Democratic Leaders
Millions of Democratic voters can see and feel that American politics has changed in profound ways since at least the 1990s.