Faculty note: Kaye FDR essay

The Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council published Prof. Harvey Kaye’s article “FDR’s Forgotten Freedoms,” on its website recently. The article is a short reflection on President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his ideals. Kaye, a member of the Social Change and Development faculty, writes, “Running for president in the midst of the Great Depression, FDR made very clear his determination to renew the radical-democratic vision of Thomas Jefferson and the Founders. Recognizing Americans’ pronounced need for ‘work and security,’ citing the imperative of a ‘more equitable distribution of the national income,’ and insisting that ‘economic laws are not made by nature [but] by human beings,’ Roosevelt promised initiatives that would oversee financial transactions, develop public-works projects, rehabilitate the nation’s lands and forests, ease the burdens of debt-ridden farmers and homeowners, and establish a system of ‘old age insurance.’” Read the full post here: http://www.gsmlaborcouncil.org/node/4134