The White House report attacking the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History seeks to enforce Napoleon’s maxim: History is written by the winners.
New Deal
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
How to Contain the Oligarchs
Rule by the rich may look inevitable, but history shows it’s not. From ancient Greece to New Deal America to today’s Hungary, democracies have found ways to separate private fortunes from public power.
Posted inPodcast
The New Deal Treasures Slated for Demolition
The pending sale of a historic federal building by Trump could mean the wrecking ball for the “Sistine Chapel of New Deal Art.”
Posted inNovember/December 2023
Give ‘Em Hell, Joe
President Biden has been compared, and has compared himself, to FDR. But the real similarity is to Harry S. Truman.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court’s Latest Ruling Against Unions is Really Aimed at the New Deal
By targeting labor law and the much-maligned administrative state, the justices showed that rolling back workers’ rights is just one tactic in their larger war.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices Solves a Lot of Problems
It eases the damage from the GOP’s stolen seats, assures an even distribution among presidents, and gives the geriatric court new blood.
Posted inPolitics
Why Liberals Should Embrace Permitting Reform
Joe Manchin’s plan to speed fossil fuel development could also help expand green energy.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
There Are No Perfect Political Alliances
Concern about suburban Democrats’ influence on the party is overblown.
Posted inMagazine, March/April/May 2017
Charles Peters on Recapturing the Soul of the Democratic Party
In a new book, the Washington Monthly founding editor explains where liberal elites went wrong — and suggests a way forward.
