Reagan Roundup: Perspectives you may have missed
from Sojourners: Christians for Justice & Peace
Ronald Reagan: Still the Teflon President?
by Joe Strupp on AlterNet
"Maybe it's to be expected that the press, when covering a leader's death, will take a kinder, gentler approach. But in the interests of fair, accurate journalism - something that has become a leading issue in the media today - no former leader should be above a frank, complete, and balanced assessment." + Click to read more
Reagan, Race and Rememberance: Reflections on the American Divide
by Tim Wise on The Black Commentator
"Delusion is both the fuel that propels people like Ronald Reagan forward in political life, and then makes a rational assessment of his legacy impossible upon his death.... Reagan has been released from the lie, finally, and may his soul find peace among the millions of dearly departed victims of his policies around the world. Meanwhile, the rest of us must pull back the curtain on all phony heroes, Reagan among them, lest we create many millions more." + Click to read more
66 (Unflattering) Things About Ronald Reagan
by David Corn, on AlterNet
This list originally appeared in The Nation on March 2, 1998, after the renaming of Washington National Airport after Ronald Reagan, but, according to the author, remains relevant today as "a cheat sheet for those who dare to point out the Reagan presidency was not all that glorious." + Click to read more
The Reagan Legacy
by Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research
A list of articles followed by commentary evaluating the economic legacy of the Reagan years, which includes increasing inequality and decreasing real hourly wages for the typical worker. + Click to read more