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Norman Thomas on the New Deal

Posted on May 31, 2013 by

In my post today about W.A. Swanberg’s Norman Thomas: The Last Idealist, I’ll talk about Socialist Norman Thomas’ views regarding President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. This will probably not be the last time that I discuss Norman Thomas’ views on … Continue reading →

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Ramblings on the Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

The news is in about Obamacare!  The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the individual mandate, while allowing the states to decide whether or not they will expand Medicaid.  Here and here are good articles that I read on this.  And … Continue reading →

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