Accomplishments of the “Democratic Establishment”
- Civil Rights Act –
- Voting Rights Act –
- Women’s Right to Vote –
- Equal Pay Act –
- Clean Air Act –
- Minimum wage –
- 40-hour work week –
- Overtime –
- Unemployment Insurance –
- Putting people on the Moon –
- Inventing the Internet
- First black president
- First female major-party candidate
- Saving the country from a GOP-caused depression (twice)
- Social Security
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Healthcare Reform
- Food Safety
- New Deal
- Great Society
- Peace Corps,
- Vista,
- Job Corps
- Motor Voter
- Consumer Protection
- FDIC
- Banking and Wall Street Regulations
- SEC
- Federal Reserve System
- Anti-trust Legislation
- Head Start
- School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
- Endangered Species Act
- Veterans’ Benefits
- GI Bill
- UN
- NATO
- Marshall Plan
- Vehicles Safety Requirements, Reduced Emissions, and Fuel Economy Standards (CAFE)
- TVA
- PBS, NPR
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