March 13, 2009

The New Deal Deserves Another Look

To the Editor:

I agree with Christopher Phelps in "Beyond Economic Revival" (The Chronicle Review, February 13) that President Obama should not blindly emulate Franklin D. Roosevelt's first 100 days in office. The key, however, is not to disregard the whole of the First New Deal, as Phelps suggests. Instead, the Obama administration must carefully examine which of FDR's programs actually worked, and then strive to update them for the 21st century. The Civilian Conservation Corps is one

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