Post we love: "Growing up in a 'socialist' town in Kansas"

Wed., Feb. 11 2009 @ 1:02PM

Just read a beautiful piece of writing by Resistance is Fruitful, a new local blogger who is impressing us with his thoughtful (if not yet especially prolific) work.

This February 6 post was an "Editor's Pick" on OpenSalon.com. In it, Resistance remembers his childhood in Colby, Kansas -- specifically, the parts of town built by the WPA during the Great Depression. His experience is a strong rebuke to the cranks who argue that a federal economic stimulus package is "socialist" and therefore bad.

Great work, Resistance: tying investments made in America back in the 1930s to the fierce urgency of now.