Revive the WPA?

display of WPA-initiated crafts (public domain image)

What became of the Obama meme-machine? How could the campaign that so vigorously appropriated the viral marketing strategies of such mainstays of youth culture as social networking and graffiti graphics get it so wrong when selling actual policy? Where’s the poetry? “Public option“..!? “Single payer“..!? How about starting over by re-branding the issue to capture the imagination of the most mobile and active constituency that brought the administration into office? kobe ivexterm I’m thinking something like the HHH (Healthy Happy Humans) may be more like it. how often do cattle need to be wormed with ivermectin

Let’s hope the Obama administration regains its footing and begins to pay closer attention to trends in youth culture. ivermectin dengue For example, there are murmurings of a grass roots revival of the WPA (Works Progress Administration) around the edges of the contemporary art/craft/design world. My friend Christopher Robbins will be among a group of artists hosting a dinner to discuss the topic this Saturday evening at FEAST in Brooklyn. You can learn more about Christopher’s ideas on the subject by clicking here, and you may read my interview with Christopher by clicking here.

It’s never too late to tap the innate enthusiasm to simply do good shared by the majority of Americans, particularly the young, whose idealism demonstrably motivates them to action.