Monday, January 12, 2015

A 91-year-old water pipe breaks in Cleveland, and all hell breaks loose. A new WPA could have prevented that but, with an economy rigged against us, a new WPA ain't gonna happen.

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( WPA infrastructure work in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, 1941. Photo courtesy of the University of Maryland College Park Archives .) ...
Sunday, January 11, 2015

The number of homeless children has reached an all-time high, while most wealthy Americans say that the poor have it easy

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( In this photo, "A delegation from the Massachusetts WPA Recreation Program presents a model yacht, which they have built, to the P...
Saturday, January 10, 2015

A water main break in Sioux City, Iowa, causes major problems. A WPA could have prevented that.

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( WPA infrastructure work in Allegany County, Maryland. Photo taken in January 1936, and provided courtesy of the University of Maryland ...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

WPA Posters: Signs from the Lost Civilization

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Above: This presentation is inspired by Dr. Gray Brechin's observation that the difference between public policy today and public...
Sunday, January 4, 2015

What could a WPA do today? Neglected historic films from World War II

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Above: The description for this photo reads, "WPA assistants are aiding in translating, editing, and recopying a series of documen...
Saturday, January 3, 2015

Suggestions for Winter activities for the New Year, courtesy of the Works Progress Administration

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Above: How about some ice roller skating? Did you know that WPA workers created 1,100 new ice skating areas between 1935 and 1943? Image...
Thursday, January 1, 2015

A 3-minute multi-media WPA Theatre presentation!

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Above: This is a 3-minute presentation I made on the WPA Theatre program. It includes some historic film footage, historic photos, WPA...