The New New Deal, Part 2—A New WPA for Artists: How and Why

The prospect of public service jobs for artists has continued to generate unprecedented interest and energy, as well as a flood of questions about how and why a new WPA might come into being. Aside from reporting on recent developments, this second essay focuses on two new additional aspects of the topic: what a new WPA might look like, and a summary of strong public policy arguments for its creation. Read more.