franklin-roosevelt

COMMENTARY

We’re the grandsons of Social Security’s founders. Here’s why it’s worth saving | Opinion

BY: - October 29, 2022

Social Security is a critical lifeline for millions of Pennsylvanians. It should be strengthened and protected for the future.

COMMENTARY
Thurman Arnold, assistant attorney general for antitrust under FDR, once wrote a book critical of antitrust policy, but he was converted by monopoly-fueled rise of fascism. (Photo courtesy of Library of Congress).

From one Roosevelt to another: How we cracked down on corporate power and built a middle class

BY: - August 18, 2022

The New Deal is remembered as a vast expansion of the social welfare state, but it also curtailed the power of financiers and monopolists.

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Decades later, FDR’s ‘four freedoms’ are on the line in Ukraine. They must be defended | Opinion

BY: - March 16, 2022

The world is united for democracy and for calling out ego-driven autocrats and their lies.