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[–] 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

They're not talking about a new deal as in a new status quo after this whole mess; they're talking about the New Deal and are hoping for more of that.

TL;DR for the article: Pretty much all federal social welfare programs and worker rights in America were established as part of the New Deal. Think if Bernie became president with a cooperative Congress.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Indeed. Yikes, our history education is in rough shape.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    I mean something tells me that's one topic that wouldn't be appropriately covered in schools, but that's just my guess.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    When I was a high school student, the New Deal was a topic that was covered with great fanfare. It was as a part of the Early 20th-century unit that led up to the second World War. I partially remember because I was a deluded right-winger at the time and thought it was ridiculous that they were making such a big deal out of a government handout program.

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