#new-deal

#new-deal

During the Great Depression, the New Deal put millions of Americans to work building parks, schools, bridges, housing, murals, and civic spaces that continue to serve the public nearly a century later. KALW and Living New Dealinvite you to an evening exploring the lasting imprints of this ambitious era here in the Bay Area. Through film screenings and a community conversation led by Sheryl Kaskowitz, creator of The Public Works,

The other day I pondered a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore. It was The New York Times of almost exactly one hundred years ago, October 2, 1925. On page 32, the headline: "Big Power System Planned in the South: Three Groups To Ask Right to Develop Tennessee River and Muscle Shoals: World's Largest Plant."

When Jesus wants to feed the poor, it's Christianity. When government wants to feed the poor, it's socialism.

IBM's Deep Blue marked a historic moment in technology on May 11, 1997, by defeating the reigning chess world champion Garry Kasparov, showcasing the potential of artificial intelligence.

In 1933, the Ohio River spilled over, flooding Louisville, Kentucky. Franklin Roosevelt blamed soil erosion and forests lost to the timber industry, which were among the reasons conservation was one of the new president's top priorities.

Eighty years later, as we mark the anniversary of FDR's death, we are not just remembering the man, but horrifically, we are watching his life's work be gutted in real time by the destruction of Donald Trump and House Republicans.