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December 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM

IN SPITE OF IT ALL

IN SPITE OF IT ALL View this email in your browser IN SPITE OF IT ALL 1933 was a difficult year. Stuck in the Great Depression, the New Deal programs launched when FDR took office that spring had not yet kicked in. Times we…

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December 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM

“All human beings are born free and equal.”

“All human beings are born free and equal.” View this email in your browser “All human beings are born free and equal.”   Because President Franklin Roosevelt’s mobility was limited by polio, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt …

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December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM

The Heart of the White House

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November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Let's do it again.

Let's do it again. View this email in your browser LET'S DO IT AGAIN. For nearly 20 years, the Living New Deal has been shining a light on a time when public service was a noble calling and Americans rallied to make our nat…

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November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM

HOLDING UP THE TORCH OF LIBERTY

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November 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM

The Fireside: Harry Hopkins on Hunger

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November 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Please Join Us: "Leon Bibel, Forgotten Artist of the New Deal"

Please Join Us: "Leon Bibel, Forgotten Artist of the New Deal" View this email in your browser PLEASE JOIN US! Living New Deal Webinar   "Leon Bibel, Forgotten Artist of the New Deal" With Richa…

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October 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Please Join Us For Our Fall Events!

Please Join Us For Our Fall Events! View this email in your browser PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR FALL EVENTS! The Living New Deal WPA 90th Anniversary Celebration   “TUNES FROM OUR BACKYARD” Sunday, October 19, 2025, 3-5pm PDT Swe…

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September 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Please Join Us: "Tunes From Our Backyard"

Please Join Us: "Tunes From Our Backyard" WPA California Folk Music Project Celebrates 90th anniversary of the WPA View this email in your browser PLEASE JOIN US “TUNES FROM OUR BACKYARD” Sunday, October 19, 2025, 3pm-5pm PDT…

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September 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM

The Fireside: One Third of a Nation

The Fireside: One Third of a Nation   View this email in your browser SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2025 One Third of a Nation An estimated 770,000 Americans experienced homelessness in 2024, a 32 percent increase since 2022. Fa…

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August 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM

Premiere Broadcast: “A Balcony on the World”

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August 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM

Please Join Us: "Tunes From Our Backyard"

Please Join Us: "Tunes From Our Backyard" View this email in your browser PLEASE JOIN US “TUNES FROM OUR BACKYARD” Sunday, October 19, 2025, 3pm-5pm PDT Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA During the Great Depression, Sa…

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August 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM

Upcoming Webinar: “The Federal Theater, Democracy and the Making of a Culture War”

Upcoming Webinar: “The Federal Theater, Democracy and the Making of a Culture War” View this email in your browser COMING SOON LIVING NEW DEAL WEBINAR JOIN US VIA ZOOM Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 5-6pm PDT   “The Federal Thea…

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August 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM

SAVE THE DATE! “TUNES FROM OUR BACKYARD” (correction)

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August 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM

SAVE THE DATE! “TUNES FROM OUR BACKYARD”

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July 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM

July's New Deal Lowdown (correction)

July's New Deal Lowdown (correction) View this email in your browser JULY 2025 The Living New Deal continues to thrive despite this administration undoing much of the New Deal’s legacy. What we are witnessing is compl…

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July 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM

July's New Deal Lowdown

July's New Deal Lowdown View this email in your browser JULY 2025 The Living New Deal continues to thrive despite this administration undoing much of the New Deal’s legacy. What we are witnessing is completely at odds…

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June 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM

We Are So Close!

We Are So Close! View this email in your browser Dear Friends, In April, when our hard-won $150,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities was abruptly cancelled by DOGE, a generous donor pledged a $75,000 matc…

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May 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM

The Fireside:

The Fireside:   View this email in your browser   MAY / JUNE 2025 The Darkening Age When asked if the Great Depression had historical precedent, economist John Maynard Keynes replied, “Yes, it was called the Dark Ages,…

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