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To achieve a new New Deal, Democrats must learn from the old one

  • Written by Edwin Amenta, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Irvine
To achieve a new New Deal, Democrats must learn from the old oneFranklin Roosevelt and other administration officials visit a Civilian Conservation Corps Camp during the New Deal.Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images

As the United States reels from the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide anti-racism protests, pundits from both sides of the political aisle have speculated that a new New Deal is in the...

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