“The test of our progress is not whether we
add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide
enough for those who have too little.”

When FDR delivered his second inaugural address in 1937, he saw “one-third
of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.” Roosevelt recognized—as
we should now—that “we all go up, or else we all go down, as one people.”

The New Deal and the wartime mobilization that followed put millions of
Americans back to work. Despite grave mistakes, Roosevelt’s administration
sought to vanquish what he described as an “economic epidemic” and
“cancers of injustice” rather than surrender to “blind economic forces and
blindly selfish men.”

We need equally bold, progressive leadership to conquer the coronavirus
and prevent another Great Depression.

That means providing free testing and treatment for all. It means ramping
up the production of medical equipment and supplies. It means making sure
families have food and housing.

It means freezing debt payments, rent, and utility bills. It means
guaranteeing unemployment insurance and paid leave. It means rescuing
small businesses and bailing out workers, not just Wall Street.

Surviving this crisis and saving lives dwarf every other priority. But
what happens when the pandemic ends?

Rebooting our economy will require massive investments in public
infrastructure, education, and employment. If we’re serious about tackling
the existential threat that remains, we’ll borrow another page from FDR
and craft a recovery plan—call it a Green New Deal.

“If I know aught of the spirit and purpose of our nation, we will not
listen to comfort, opportunism, and timidity,” Roosevelt said. “We will
carry on.”

[1]Andrew Romanoff

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