Farmer–Labor Party
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The first modern Farmer–Labor Party in the United States emerged in Minnesota in 1918. The American entry into World War I caused agricultural prices and workers' wages to fall, while retail prices ro
Delegates of First National Convention of the Labor Party, 1919, Chicago, Illinois
The Labor Herald, August 1923
Ballot logo of the Farmer-Labor Party, c. 1924.
Parley Parker Christensen circa 1920 Crop Edit
Progressivism in the United States is a left-leaning political philosophy and reform movement. Into the 21st century, it advocates policies that are generally considered social democratic and part of
Farmer–Labor Party
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The Bosses of the Senate, a cartoon by Joseph Keppler depicting corporate interests—from steel, copper, oil, iron, sugar, tin, and coal to paper bags, envelopes and salt—as giant money bags looming powerfully over the tiny, weak U.S. Senators
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle exposed Americans to the horrors of the Chicago meatpacking plants.
United States federal government World War II era poster against prostitution
A poster highlighting the situation of child labor in the United States in the early 20th century