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Another Kool-Aid Drinker Bites The Dust »

By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on Jul 17, 2009 in Austan Goolsbee, Bailouts, Bill Clinton, Campaign promises, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Energy Policy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, Obama Administration, Obama's Broken Promises, Obama's Budget, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, TARP, Wall Street, stimulus tax package | View Comments

Ted Van Dyk’s article in today’s WSJ, Obama Needs to ‘Reset’ His Presidency cautions that Obama must take a time out and find “a reset button for domestic policy.” Interesting that he uses the words “time out” – something one would tell a misbehaving child. Surely, the President’s reckless spending and use of all the [...]

On FDR’s New Deal: The American People Sound Off »

By Linda Anselmi on Mar 13, 2009 in Current Affairs, Franklin Delano Roosevelt | View Comments

Almost daily headlines, numbers and analysis are being thrown at FDR’s New Deal. There’s Obama Gives Us the Same Old New Deal. And, How Government Prolonged the Depression. Or, Stimulus: Can it work like Roosevelt’s New Deal? And let’s not forget Roosevelt’s ‘New Deal’ Resurfaces in US Economic Stimulus Debate. But all of these discussions [...]

How Social Security Has Changed Over the Years »

By bert on Feb 16, 2009 in Age Discrimination, American Consumers, Banking Institutions, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Depression, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Health Care, Illegal Aliens, Medicare, Social Security | View Comments

(bumped up from earlier this evening — it is the most fascinating history, and a true must-read! – Susan) In the first post on our nation’s Social Security system I tried to give a brief history of how the program came about and the immediate needs of people suffering from the Depression that caused FDR [...]

Why Social Security Matters To ALL of Us »

By bert on Feb 9, 2009 in American Consumers, Current Affairs, Depression, Economy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Social Security | View Comments

(bumped up from early Sunday night) Editor’s Note: Yes! This essay is written by “bert,” who you all know from her regular comments here. She submitted this superb article for publication, and we are so pleased to share this fine writing and excellent research with you. Below, you’ll see that “bert” also found a shocking [...]