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East Wing FDR’s White House Destroyed Today
Without seemingly any historical oversight, part of the East Wing of the White House dating from FDR’s term was destroyed today to make way for a new ballroom, advocated by…
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Eleanor Roosevelt: UFO Investigator
Who knew that the First Lady was interested in UFO’s? She asked one of America’s foremost scientists his opinion… Read more from the Library of Congress
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Kindred Spirits on the Left and Right Believe in a New Deal Fable
For our age of fables: George Will is not historically one of our go-to sources, but we’ll think you’ll find his take interesting in the Washington Post
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Do We Need a Second New Deal?
Revisiting the New Deal era offers crucial lessons in the current political moment. It shows how a distinctly American progressive politics might capture the support of a broad swath of…
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Hyperobjects, cynicism, and the post-left
Is a new kind of politics possible? In the introduction to their provocative book Hyperobjects, theorist Timothy Morton slips in a brief jab at what you might think are their…
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Americans Across a Divided Nation Weigh in on Election 2024
In American Voices 2024, FRONTLINE follows the changing views and experiences of Americans from the 2020 election season to the present day. The documentary returns to voters first featured in…
