New New Deal
Letter: A New Civilian Conservation Corps Marcy Kaptur, a U.S. representative for Ohio’s 9th District, responds to a recent editorial about creating jobs. Eleanor Roosevelt feared that without a federal jobs program designed for America’s youth during the Great Depression,… read more
Parks aren’t luxuries or “amenities.” They’re places of economic, cultural, and spiritual value. During the Great Depression the government put young people to work in the parks building trails, bathrooms and visitor centers. In his last term as governor, Jerry… read more
Criticism of one of the nation’s most important programs can be stopped in its tracks by exposing how it improved our lives. Even those who remain unanimous in their hatred of what FDR accomplished unwittingly use and enjoy what he… read more
Berkeley — In the midst of forecasts of continuing economic woes and congressional gridlock, experts gathered recently at the University of California, Berkeley, to assess what worked and what didn’t during the Great Depression-inspired New Deal, the Obama administration’s still emerging efforts to ease the Great Recession, and prospects for relief, reform and recovery…. read more
