Comments on: WPA: Lessons on Design & Government

By: Toxico Cultura › RUSSIA 100 YEARS AGO. AND THEN A BIT OF COLOR

Toxico Cultura › RUSSIA 100 YEARS AGO. AND THEN A BIT OF COLOR — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:10:31 +0000

[...] of Congress is a treasure trove of archival gems — from antique maps of the universe to the vintage design gems of the Works Progress Administration to fascinating films from the 1940s romanticizing bookmaking. Today, we turn to The Empire That Was [...]

By: Brain Pickings Redux 2010 | Brain Pickings

Brain Pickings Redux 2010 | Brain Pickings — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:28:44 +0000

[...] collaborative video for Johnny Cash’s final studio recording. We took some vintage lessons on design and government from the Works Progress Administration. We looked at some remarkable book [...]

By: Maria Popova

Maria Popova — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:20:19 +0000

@James: Interesting, I too came up with a lower number using a government calculator, but then saw this number in the latest issue of Fast Company, so I figured they'd know better. Cheers.

By: James Bundy

James Bundy — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:06:25 +0000

This is an interesting post, but your inflation adjustment is pretty aggressive. The bureau of labor statistics put the value of that $7 billion in 1935 at $111 billion today. Still a lot of money, but 30% below your estimate. What was your source?

By: Christopher Robbins

Christopher Robbins — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:09:40 +0000

I am part of a project in which we are bringing back the WPA, because the government hasn’t! After frustration with the bailouts and stimuli of 2009 that seemed to leave so many Americans feeling disconnected, we decided to bring the Work Projects Administration back ourselves!

We have started by opening two WPA offices – one in a rural hamlet, and one in an urban center – to do government recovery driven by the neighborhood itself.

For more info and to support the new WPA:
http://bit.ly/wpa-kickstarter