When discussing the Flint sit-down strike of 1937 last weekend, I noted John Nance Garner's support for using soldiers to bust the strike. It reminded of just how awful Garner was. And how close we were to a Garner presidency in 1940. We remember that...
new deal
Jason Scott Smith gives us a primer of how the federal government once created a huge number of jobs in a short time and suggests the potential for this again.
In comments, McManus points us to what he considers a good progressive argument against passing the health care reform bill. The argument, I think, can be fairly distilled into this.