In 1934, the investigative journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair ran in the California gubernatorial election as part of the End Poverty in California movement (EPIC). He proposed a sweeping progressive agenda that featured the introduction of pensions, increased income and property taxes on wealthy Californians, and the creation of a state-run network of cooperatives that put the unemployed to work. Business leaders and trade associations around the country, alarmed by the socialist elements of his agenda, put forth millions of dollars to support incumbent Gov. Frank Merriam.
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Micah Zinko: The problem isn’t fake news from Russia, it’s US
Activists hold letters reading the word "Treason" in front of the White House during a sunset demonstration to denounce the link between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia on July 29, in Washington DC.
