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  • Why the New Deal Matters

  • By: Eric Rauchway
  • Narrated by: Peter Lerman
  • Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (29 ratings)

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Why the New Deal Matters

By: Eric Rauchway
Narrated by: Peter Lerman
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The greatest peaceable expression of common purpose in US history, the New Deal altered Americans' relationship with politics, economics, and one another in ways that continue to resonate today. No matter where you look in America, there is likely a building or bridge built through New Deal initiatives. If you have taken out a small business loan from the federal government or drawn unemployment, you can thank the New Deal.

While certainly flawed in many aspects - the New Deal was implemented by a Democratic Party still beholden to the segregationist South for its majorities in Congress and the Electoral College - the New Deal was instated at a time of mass unemployment and the rise of fascistic government models and functioned as a bulwark of American democracy in hard times. This book looks at how this legacy, both for good and ill, informs the current debates around governmental responses to crises.

©2021 Eric Rauchway (P)2021 Kalorama
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Great book, horrible narration

Despite my deep investment in this topic and love for the book, the narrator’s voice made it almost unbearable.

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