Truemors
FDR, says NYTimes, knew how to make the case for public option
"The whole New Deal was in a sense just a series of public options. . . " ~ Adam Cohen, New York Times, Dec. 1 , 2009 The public option, says the Times, is not some new... 
Journalist startled by Obama's faux pas in China
What if Obama is not FDR, but Hoover?, a Nation columnist asks. . . Journalist William Greider of The Nation magazine was startled by a faux pas Obama made in China; moreover, he... 
FDIC Broke? World Bank Broke in 12 Months?
"Promise her anything, but giver her Arpege!" was something I heard every Christmas as a child. I understood that to give Arpege, though, you had to have the coin in hand. It seems that bankers, of all people,... 
Notes from the Fourth Turning : Howe and Strauss, FDR, Obama
"What's happened is that whenever a president tries to bring about significant changes, particularly during times of economic unease, then there is a certain segment of the population that gets very riled up,"... 
NEA scandal , Obama , and FDR: Part 2
I knew there was a reason why this NEA scandal made my hackles rise, and made me think Obama was a gnat beside the mighty FDR. For an hour or so, I felt I was going crazy: That I had... Barack Obama :Public Option:Health Care Reform : The New Deal
Barack Obama faces circumstances much like FDR did in the 1930's when he pushed the New Deal through Congress . "Barack Obama's health care reform policy must be pushed through Congress . The public option will be included . There is no other way . Much like FDR pushed his...
History and Analysis of Right-Wing attempts at Coup d'etat
As a writer with an academic past in philosophical analysis of political events, one of the issues which captures my attention is the idea of government overthrow: Its feasibility, the causes of its... 794 views | 54 recommendations | 47 comments
