Championed by Thatcher, Reagan and Elon Musk, there’s a marked tendency to reduce Hayek to less than the sum of his parts.
A 1973 photo shows an estimated 5,000 people, women and men, marching around the Minnesota Capitol building protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision.
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A historian explains why the pre-Roe anti-abortion movement was filled with liberal Democrats who opposed the Vietnam War and supported the expansion of the welfare state.
The prime minister has borrowed language from Franklin Roosevelt to describe his pathway out of the pandemic. But Morrison’s ‘New Deal’ has the potential to leave too many people behind.
Raising children strains most household budgets.
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Since his January inauguration, Joe Biden has demonstrated that he understands how the modern U.S. presidency works, both in terms of policy and the nation’s psyche.
Members of the U.S. Supreme Court visit President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House in 1934.
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The US Supreme Court is often less insulated from partisan politics than many Americans assume.
Richard Nixon, celebrating his election on Nov. 7, 1968, campaigned against a backdrop of racial inequality, civic unrest and polarized politics.
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There are similarities between the law-and-order language used by the 1968 and 2020 presidential candidates and the racial tension and political polarization both years. But much is different.
Franklin Roosevelt and other administration officials visit a Civilian Conservation Corps Camp during the New Deal.
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Similarities between the 1930s and today are hard to ignore, but Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal teaches us that several developments have to coincide to generate a lasting social safety net.
J. Edgar Hoover testifies before the House on Un-American Activities Committee.
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As the US faces historic challenges to its democracy, Trump is mirroring tactics used by the former FBI director to smear his critics and consolidate power.
Senator Huey Long at the Capitol in 1935.
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The very first scientific horse race poll, which took place 85 years ago, was shrouded in secrecy and may have changed history – even though it was faulty.
Big challenges call for big responses.
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In the wake of the New Deal, the business community realized that appealing to widely shared American values could get the public to oppose measures that curbed corporate power.
Your lovable dog has a value of about $10,000, researchers suggest.
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Dogs’ lives have monetary value, and several researchers recently measured it. Their method shows how research and funding decisions can be made. Just don’t tell Bowser he’s worth only $10,000.
Jeff Jorgenson looks over a partially flooded field he farms near Shenandoah, Iowa, May 29, 2019.
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Three scholars argue that agriculture is failing to sustain either the land or American farmers. They propose a modern version of the New Deal that centers on ecology and economic fairness.
Sophonisba Breckinridge and Edith Abbott.
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Long before Chasten Buttigieg became a ‘not-so-secret weapon’ in his husband Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign, another same-sex couple profoundly reshaped American social policy.
A recent poll suggests many Canadians support the idea of a Green new Deal.
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Images of famine or poverty are often used by human rights groups to galvanize support. And they often do. The ethics of these images is a more complex story.