Nathan Crabbe: A new twist on a New Deal program

Nathan Crabbe: A new twist on a New Deal program

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Hide caption My great-grandfather, out of work during the Great Depression with five children to feed, found hope in the Works Progress Administration.

The WPA, the largest of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, employed millions of people on public works projects. The WPA taught my great-grandfather how to weld, which became his vocation for the rest of his life.His experience came to mind when hearing about some big ideas being considered to prepare for coming technological changes. With artificial intelligence and automation expected to eliminate millions of jobs in the years ahead, some Silicon Valley entrepreneurs […]

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