“By laying the groundwork for a system centered on home ownership rather than the public housing popular in Europe, the New Deal made possible the great postwar housing boom that populated the Sun Belt and boosted millions of Americans into the middle class, where, ironically, they often became Republicans.” MadeHomeDealsClassMillionsSunMiddleRepublicanEuropeMiddle ClassOwnershipHousingBeltsNew DealGroundworkHome OwnershipPublic Housing Book:The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope Source: The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope
“Unless the digital divide is narrowed soon, the United States may be headed to the class warfare of a century ago, the last time the economy changed so fundamentally. It won't be pleasant.” MayStatesLastsPoliticsUnitedClassUnited StatesEconomyCenturyChangedInternetPleasantDigitalDividesWarfareLast TimeClass WarfareDigital Divide Author:Jonathan Alter