Marybeth Hamilton explores the New Deal's most progressive & controversial period. Was a new alliance between workers and government really emerging for the first time in American history? Might they be fashioning a world together that, if not entirely free from fear & want, was becoming a more just & equitable America? By 1935 millions were working for the government on the W.P.A. . Building the nation's infrastructure. Anything from airports to dog pounds whilst artists & writers documented the voiceless & the land itself. For the first time in history labor's voice was being heeded in Washington. Could this 'fragile' juggernaut stay on course?

With the voices of: Tony Badger, Ken Byndas, Zach Carter, Kristin Downey, Steve Fraser, Gary Gerstle, Tom Girdler Jr, Kiran Klaus Patel, Ahmed White.
Reader: Roger Ringrose

Producer: Mark Burman Show less