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The National Union for Social Justice (NUSJ) was a United States political movement formed in 1934 by Charles Coughlin, a Catholic priest and radio host. It heavily criticized communism , capitalism , and the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt , while also advocating for the nationalization of utilities and banks.
Tindall stresses the continuing importance of the progressive movement in the South in the 1920s involving increased democracy, efficient government, corporate regulation, social justice, and governmental public service. William Link finds political Progressivism dominant in most of the South in the 1920s. Likewise it was influential in the ...
The Declaration of Principles stated that socialist values and vision include "a peaceful and democratic world society combining freedom, justice and solidarity" while arguing that [n]either private nor State ownership by themselves guarantee either economic efficiency or social justice". [212]
[6] The book, which came out in a 25th anniversary edition in 2009, has been called “the best one-volume overview of the Great Depression.” His first two books on the Depression era were named among the “Notable Books of the Year” by the New York Times Book Review and have become standards in the field. They have remained in print and ...
Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression (original: 1970/ latest edition: 2005) is a telling of the oral history of the Great Depression written by Studs Terkel. It is a firsthand account of people of varying socio-economic status who lived in the United States during the Great Depression. The first edition of the book was published ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 March 2025. American historian and socialist thinker (1922–2010) Howard Zinn Zinn in 2009 Born (1922-08-24) August 24, 1922 New York City, U.S. Died January 27, 2010 (2010-01-27) (aged 87) Santa Monica, California, U.S. Education New York University (BA) Columbia University (MA, PhD) Occupation(s ...
Share Our Wealth was a movement that began in February 1934, during the Great Depression, by Huey Long, a governor and later United States Senator from Louisiana. [1] Long first proposed the plan in a national radio address, which is now referred to as the "Share Our Wealth Speech". [ 2 ]
Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depression is a 1990 book on U.S. history by Robin D. G. Kelley. It describes labor, racial and social history in Alabama during the Great Depression , focusing on black communist organizing. [ 1 ]