FDR born, January 30, 1882

Jan 30, 2021 | CCDC Blog, History, US Presidents & candidates

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, born on January 30, 1882, was the 32nd President from 1933 until his death in 1945. The New Deal that he implemented remains a textbook strategy for pulling the nation out of crisis, reducing inequalities, and involving all Americans in the...

And the real 2016 winner was…

Sep 18, 2020 | CCDC Blog, History, PA other

Remembering 9/11 and…

Sep 11, 2020 | CCDC Blog, History

A day not only to think back 19 years to the horrors of foreign-initiated terrorism but also, in the present, to renew our resolve to find solutions to the country’s ongoing domestic crises: pandemics and health care, drugs, violence, jobs and economic justice,...

Fulfilling FDR’s Dream: His Second Bill of Rights

Dec 31, 2019 | CCDC Blog, History

by Diane Ravitch, 12/31/19 I have engaged in a heated exchange off line with people who are upset about taxing billionaires. They feel sure that taxing the 1% or the .00025% is a slippery slope, and soon enough we will all pay taxes so high that we will have to give...

On this afternoon 156 years ago

Nov 19, 2019 | CCDC Blog, History

President Lincoln, often considered the greatest of all presidents, pronounced the Gettysburg Address in 1863 about 100 miles to our west. It is hard to tire, especially today, of reading his memorable, humane, and unifying words: Four score and seven years ago our...

“We must march to demand the unqualified right to register and vote—we must march to demand the opportunity for decent jobs—we must march for the right to improve our wages and living standards.” — Bayard Rustin, born in West Chester, March 17, 1912