Category Archives: FDR

ON THIS DAY: March 15, 2017

March 15th is Everything You Think Is Wrong Day Ides of March Kick Butts Day * Peanut Lovers’ Day Pears Helene Day Shoe the World Day * World Consumer Rights Day * International Day Against Seal Slaughter ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Lida Heymann, Sarah Bernhardt … Continue reading

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First Read of a Literary Blockbuster

  The worst years of the Great Depression were 1932 and 1933. In 1932, the Gross National Product fell a record 13.4%  and unemployment rose to 23.6%. FDR was elected in 1932, and took office in March 1933. He worked … Continue reading

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tRump’s First TV ad in Iowa, Iowa that’s where the tall Idiocracy grows

By ann summers Today’s GOP has shown during the presidency of the actual first Black President that it can be only interested in obstructing legislation (losing count now of ACA repeal votes) and ultimately a kleptocratic capitalism. It is the … Continue reading

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Word Cloud: GUNFIRE

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD GUNFIRE Someone picks up a gun and points it, At some famous face they think they know, Then pulls the trigger — The bullet nicks the heart of the world And we all bleed. Someone picks … Continue reading

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