Jared French -- Cavalrymen Crossing a River -- 1939.

>> French's central mural for the Parcel Post Building in Richmond, Virginia, is now displayed at the Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse. "Life" magazine reported that French painted himself into the mural as the figure wearing suspenders.<<

I find it fascinating to see the implicit but powerful eroticism at work in a 1930s New Deal art commission.

Image: By Carol M. Highsmith - Library of Congress Catalog: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010719844 -- Wikimedia Commons

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A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933–1945)
Speech (1940-11-01), Campaign Address, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-franklin-d…

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Ein linker US-#Präsident rettet den #Kapitalismus:

#Franklin_D_Roosevelt: "#NewDeal" erreicht 1936 den #Höhepunkt: Gegen #Widerstand setzt er auf #wirtschaftlichen #Aufschwung - und behält #Recht.
http://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/sendungen/zeitzeichen/zeitzeichen-new-deal-roosevelt-102.html

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Many people think of the U.S. Social Security program as providing retirement income. Do you know that your Social Security contributions can provide as much as a million dollars in life insurance coverage for your survivors? Do you know that your Social Security contributions insure against loss of income do to a disabling condition? Do you know the ways that your family is protected by your Social Security contributions? Watch this short video to learn more.

For more information:
* Survivor benefits: https://www.ssa.gov/survivor
* Family Benefits (Spouses, ex-spouses, children, and some grandchildren): https://www.ssa.gov/family
* Disability: https://www.ssa.gov/disability
* Eligibility: https://www.ssa.gov/prepare/check-eligibility-for-benefits
* Retirement: https://www.ssa.gov/retirement
* Delayed Retirement : https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/planner/1958-delay.html

I hope you find this information helpful.

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https://youtu.be/wDlbCmyT218

Today in Labor History March 4, 1933: Frances Perkins became U.S. Secretary of Labor, the first female member of the United States Cabinet. As labor secretary, she helped develop the social security system in 1935. She also played an important role in the development of other New Deal programs. And in 1939, she came under fire from Congress for refusing to support the deportation of ILWU chief, Harry Bridges, who they accused of being a Communist. As a young woman, Perkins worked with Florence Kelly, a social and political organizer who fought against sweatshops and for the minimum wage, eight-hour workday and children’s rights. Kelley was a follower of Karl Marx and a friend of Friedrich Engels. Perhaps for these reasons, people accused Perkins of being a Communist, which she was not. Perkins had also volunteered at Hull House, with Jane Addams.

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