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Explain Like I'm Five

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's nothing new. The WPA was created in the era of political machines and the Red Scare. Early on, opponents worried that Roosevelt was creating a nationwide political machine run by far-left radicals.