The New Deal…With a #Hashtag

The plight of the middle and lower class families are nothing new to American politics. As #Occupywallstreet roars into its fourth week, spreading throughout major US cities and even different countries, you can almost hear the voice of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. “For too many of us” he bellows, “the political equality we once had won was meaningless in the face of economic inequality.” The same harsh realities of the Great Depression can be seen in today’s protests. The fight for economic equality, the end of corporate greed and the prosecution of those responsible for the economic collapse of 2008 almost coincides with the violent street protests seen during the Great Depression. What would FDR say about the protests? How would he reconcile with the downtrodden? “I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.” Learn more about our 32^nd president and his New Deal with FDR and The New Deal For Beginners.