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Henry Wallace and Franklin Delano Roosevelt

AND THE WINNER IS...

Kamala’s VP Picks Should Compete—Like My Grandpa Did for FDR

Scott Wallace, grandson of Henry Wallace, vice president to Franklin D. Roosevelt, says Democrats should embrace spirited competition at a contested convention.

Henry Scott Wallace

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NOTHING BUT FEAR

FDR’s Grandson: Trump Warped Roosevelt’s Most Famous Words

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” was made famous as a rallying cry by FDR. Trump just repeated the line, and couldn’t have meant it more differently—or darkly.

Henry Scott Wallace

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Biden’s Debt Ceiling Waffling Proves He’s No FDR

The president’s willingness to sell out the poor to make a deal with Republicans shows he’s more like Clinton than Roosevelt.

Ben Burgis

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HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY

Churchill Painting Owned by Brangelina Sold for $11.5M

The buyer of Churchill’s “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque” was not immediately identified, according to the AP.

Arya Hodjat

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SOOTHING VIBES, COMPETITIVE STATE

Biden’s Closing Plea: Help Me ‘Unite and Heal’ the Country

Joe Biden's mere presence in the state sent a strong message about his campaign's confidence that Georgia is, in fact, in play.

Hanna Trudo

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‘ACTION NOW’

It’s Time To Recruit, Train and Supply a COVID Testing Army

If Trump had acted in the winter of 2020 the way FDR did in the winter of 1933, we wouldn’t be in this predicament.

Jonathan Alter