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September 20, 2021 A new Federal Writers Project should have a place in the infrastructure bill
By Barbara Lane
https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/a-new-federal-writers-project-should-have-a-place-in-the-infrastructure-bill

September 16, 2021 Bill Seeking to Improve Pay for a More Diverse CA Arts Workforce Lands on Governor’s Desk
By Chloe Veltman
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13903132/bill-seeking-to-improve-pay-for-a-more-diverse-ca-arts-workforce-lands-on-governors-desk

September 15, 2021 Who’s the Real Wolf?
By Keith Okoth
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n18/kevin-okoth/who-s-the-real-wolf

September 14, 2021 A 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Proposed
By Paul Vandeventer
https://www.dcreport.org/2021/09/14/a-21st-century-federal-writers-project-proposed/

September 14, 2021 The 21st Century Federal Writers Project: Be An #ArtsHero stands in full solidarity with the 21st Century Federal Writers Project, which was introduced to the U.S. House by Rep. Leger Fernandez (D-NM) and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA)
By Nadia Brown
https://beanartshero.com/the-21st-century-federal-writers-project

September 7, 2021 Reinventing the Depression-era Federal Writers’ Project could help reintroduce America to itself: Human infrastructure bill would recreate the Federal Writers’ Project
By David Kipen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/09/07/3-5-trillion-infrastructure-bill-hire-900-writers-editors-teachers/5722004001/

August 19, 2021 WPA Federal Writers' Project team begins guide to mid-Michigan
By Katelyn Stuck
https://news.umflint.edu/2021/08/19/wpa-federal-writers-project-team-begins-guide-to-mid-michigan/

August 5, 2021 THE NEW DEAL PROGRAM THAT REWROTE AMERICA: In the thirties, the government paid unemployed writers, artists, and journalists to produce a series of guidebooks for the country. What story did they tell?
By Margaret Talbot
https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-new-deal-program-that-rewrote-a

July 19, 2021 A Look at CalFLEXI: Long Beach’s Experiment With Government-Run Gig Work: As conditions at traditional platforms come under scrutiny, we ask: Should cities be in the gig-worker business?
By Eliza Levinson
https://nextcity.org/features/view/inside-calflexi-long-beachs-experiment-with-government-run-gig-work

July 14, 2021 From Our Town to Schitt's Creek
By Elizabeth Howard
https://www.laconiadailysun.com/community/lake_style/from-our-town-to-schitts-creek/article_56307880-e4a9-11eb-85a2-1be7edb51c85.html

July 12, 2021 Why We Need a New Federal Writers’ Project: The Depression-era Federal Writers’ Project created jobs, fought disinformation, and gave voice to the voiceless. We need all of the above now more than ever.
By David Kipen
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/federal-writers-project/

July 6, 2021 A New Deal for Writers in America: Writers suffered during the pandemic. The Federal Writers’ Project offers a template on how to help them — and the country.
By Scott Borchert
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/opinion/federal-writers-project.html

July 5, 2021 The Federal Writers’ Project Fueled the Cultural Ferment of the New Deal Era
By Alex Press
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/07/federal-writers-project-new-deal-era-public-funding-wpa-fdr

June 28, 2021 Their View: It’s time for a new Federal Writers Project
By The Times Editorial Board
https://heraldcourier.com/opinion/their-view-it-s-time-for-a-new-federal-writers-project/article_118c04f9-7ba0-5939-b3e0-0390ef84a6e6.html

June 28, 2021 WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: It’s time for a new Federal Writers’ Project
By The Pantograph Staff
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/what-others-are-saying-it-s-time-for-a-new-federal-writers-project/article_ec64ee01-cfbc-5602-a986-31c889d8a19f.html

June 27, 2021 Republic of Detours —Rekindling Interest in the Federal Writers’ Project
By The Living New Deal Staff
https://livingnewdeal.org/tag/federal-writers-project-2/

June 24, 2021 It’s Time to Mobilize for Voting Rights: John Nichols on the franchise, plus David Kipen on a new Federal Writers Project.
By Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener [LISTEN HERE]
https://www.thenation.com/podcast/politics/voting-rights-filibuster/

June 23, 2021 It’s Time for A New Federal Writers Project: David Kipen
Start Making Sense Clips [LISTEN HERE]
https://audioboom.com/posts/7892276-it-s-time-for-a-new-federal-writers-project-david-kipen

June 23, 2021 It’s Time to Mobilize for Voting Rights: John Nichols; plus David Kipen on a new Federal Writers Project
The Nation Podcast - on Audible.com
https://www.audible.com/pd/Its-Time-to-Mobilize-for-Voting-Rights-John-Nichols-plus-David-Kipen-on-a-new-Federal-Writers-Project-Podcast/B09751YH1B

June 23, 2021 IT’S TIME TO MOBILIZE FOR VOTING RIGHTS: JOHN NICHOLS; PLUS DAVID KIPEN ON A NEW FEDERAL WRITERS PROJECT
By Jon Wiener [LISTEN HERE]
https://jonwiener.com/its-time-to-mobilize-for-voting-rights-john-nichols-plus-david-kipen-on-a-new-federal-writers-project/

June 21, 2021 The 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project By Deborah Kelly - Streetlight
By Deborah Kelly
https://streetlightmag.com/2021/06/21/the-21st-century-federal-writers-project-by-deborah-kelly/

June 20, 2021 Editorial: It’s time for a new Federal Writers’ Project
By The Times Editorial Board
https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/editorial-it-s-time-new-federal-writers-project

June 20, 2021 Editorial: It’s time for a new Federal Writers’ Project
By The Times Editorial Board
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-06-20/editorial-its-time-for-a-new-federal-writers-project

June 17, 2021 The historical Ferderal Writers Project and the 21st Century Federal Writers Project
By Nadia Brown [WATCH HERE]
https://www.wpaforthearts.com/the-federal-writers-project

June 16, 2021 GCC HELPS PUSH FOR RENEWED EFFORT TO EMPLOY FREELANCE WRITERS
https://teamster.org/2021/06/gcc-helps-push-for-renewed-effort-to-employ-freelance-writers/

June 14, 2021 Inspired By Northern Ireland, Poet Tess Taylor Suggests 'Art As Civic Repair'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with poet Tess Taylor, discussing her proposal for the U.S. moving political division through the arts.
Heard on All Things Considered [ LISTEN HERE ]
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/14/1006349522/inspired-by-northern-ireland-poet-tess-taylor-suggests-art-as-civic-repair

June 12, 2021 Paying American geniuses to write with a new WPA
By Larry Wilson
https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2021/06/12/paying-american-geniuses-to-write-with-a-new-wpa/

June 11, 2021 Capturing the Stories of America in a Crisis
By David Taylor
https://www.davidson.edu/news/2021/06/11/capturing-stories-america-crisis

June 8, 2021 Review: What lawmakers should know about the first Federal Writers Project. (It was a glorious mess)
By Mary Ann Gwinn
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-06-08/a-new-book-shows-the-federal-writers-project-was-a-mess-and-a-glorious-one

June 6, 2021 Federal Writers’ Project
by Locus Magazine Staff
https://locusmag.com/2021/06/federal-writers-project/

June 4, 2021 On a tour of historical sites, examining how the story of slavery is taught
By Martha Anne Toll
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/on-a-tour-of-historical-sites-examining-how-the-story-of-slavery-is-taught/2021/06/02/b747a6f8-a85d-11eb-8c1a-56f0cb4ff3b5_story.html

June 3, 2021 REP. LIEU AND DAVID KIPEN DISCUSS 21ST CENTURY FEDERAL WRITERS’ PROJECT WITH LA TIMES TODAY
https://youtu.be/0LT-Iz03X6g


June 3, 2021 Latest News on the 21st Century Writers’ Project Act
By Libros Schmibros Staff
https://librosschmibros.wordpress.com/2021/06/03/latest-news-on-the-21st-century-writers-project-act/

June 3, 2021 Our 21st Century Federal Writers' Project Act will hire America's unemployed writers & help newsrooms in small towns & rural areas
Rep. Ted Lieu Staff
https://twitter.com/reptedlieu/status/1400504846185287683


May 20, 2021 David Kipen Inspires Introduction of 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Bill in US House of Representatives
https://wp.ucla.edu/spotlight/david-kipen-inspires-introduction-of-21st-century-federal-writers-project-bill-in-us-house-of-representatives/

May 19, 2021 Why not redo Depression-era Federal Writers’ Project? This time, pay writers to document COVID for history
Written by Danielle Chiriguayo
https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/israel-palestine-coronavirus-writing-refugee/21-century-federal-writers-project

May 14, 2021 New Deal-Inspired Program Would Pay Writers to Document the Pandemic - The Takeaway
Produced by Ethan Oberman, Hosted by Sarah Gonzalez
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/new-deal-inspired-program-would-pay-writers-document-pandemic


May 13, 2021 Lawmakers Propose New Federal Writers Project
By Know Good Words Staff
https://knowgoodwords.com/lawmakers-propose-new-federal-writers-project/

May 10, 2021 Rep. Ted Lieu Bill Aims to Give America’s Writers Work – Take Two with A Martinez
https://omny.fm/shows/take-two/rep-ted-lieu-bill-aims-to-give-americas-writers-wo

May 9, 2021 Revived New Deal Program Would Employ Out-Of-Work Writers To Document Current Times
by Chris Greenspon
https://laist.com/news/revived-new-deal-program-would-employ-out-of-work-writers-to-document-current-times

May 7, 2021 Congressional Bills 117th Congress - H.R. 3054 Introduced in the House
From the U.S. Government Publishing Office
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3054ih/html/BILLS-117hr3054ih.htm

May 7, 2021 After a long year, local news looks back and thinks forward: BILL PROPOSES FEDERAL WRITERS’ PROJECT
By Lauren Harris
https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/local-news-looks-back.php

May 6, 2021 The unusual back story behind the new Federal Writers Project act to help struggling writers
https://milled.com/latimes/the-unusual-back-story-behind-the-new-federal-writers-project-act-to-help--N4CUxSw4-6rFCLGf

May 6, 2021 How a COVID-era Federal Writers Project went from wild idea to a proposed bill
By Dorany Pineda
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-05-06/how-a-covid-era-federal-writers-project-went-from-wild-idea-to-a-proposed-bill

May 6, 2021 Power of The Press? From Op-Ed To Federal Writers Project Bill in Congress
By Arts Journal Staff
https://www.artsjournal.com/2021/05/power-of-the-press-from-op-ed-to-federal-writers-project-bill-in-congress.html

May 6, 2021 Pen America "Writers have an essential role to play in this moment of global crisis and transformation," says our Board President
PEN America Staff
https://twitter.com/penamerica/status/1390341517684920323

May 6, 2021 REPS LIEU AND LEGER FERNANDEZ INTRODUCE THE 21ST CENTURY FEDERAL WRITERS’ PROJECT ACT
Press Release
https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-lieu-and-leger-fernandez-introduce-21st-century-federal-writers

May 6, 2021 UCLA’s David Kipen Catalyzes Bill in Congress to Revive Federal Writers’ Project
UCLA Strategic Communications
https://humanities.ucla.edu/faculty-department/uclas-david-kipen-catalyzes-bill-in-congress-to-revive-federal-writers-project/

May 6, 2021 MLA Endorses Twenty-First-Century Federal Writers’ Project Act
by Emily Tobey
https://news.mla.hcommons.org/2021/05/06/mla-endorses-twenty-first-century-federal-writers-project-act/

May 4, 2021 For a 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project based on FDR’s New Deal Program
By Alan Minsky for the PDA National Team
https://pdamerica.org/for-a-21st-century-federal-writers-project-based-on-fdrs-new-deal-program/

April 19, 2021 In Support of a 21st Century Federal Writers Project
PDA Blog
By Alan Minsky, Executive Director – Progressive Democrats of America
https://pdamerica.org/in-support-of-a-21st-century-federal-writers-project/

February 1, 2021 What Would a 21st-Century Federal Writers’ Project Look Like?
By Jason Boog
https://www.full-stop.net/2021/02/01/features/essays/jason-boog/what-would-a-21st-century-federal-writers-project-look-like/

December 22, 2020 The enduring lessons of a New Deal writers project
by Jon Allsop
https://www.cjr.org/special_report/new-deal-journalism-federal-writers-project.php

December 22, 2020 Bring Back the New Deal’s Federal Writers Project
By Charles P. Pierce
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a35048660/new-deal-federal-writers-project/

October 7, 2020 David Kipen Proposes a New Federal Writers Project for American Writers
Writing Programs Staff
https://wp.ucla.edu/archived-spotlights/david-kipen-proposes-a-new-federal-writers-project-for-american-writers/

September 23, 2020 Can the Government Save Writers After COVID-19?
By LA TIMES TODAY STAFF
https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/la-times-today/2020/09/23/can-the-government-save-writers-after-covid-19-

August 27, 2020 WPA FEDERAL WRITERS’ PROJECT - Take Two
Take Two - KPCC.org [LISTEN HERE]
https://www.audible.com/pd/Its-Time-to-Mobilize-for-Voting-Rights-John-Nichols-plus-David-Kipen-on-a-new-Federal-Writers-Project-Podcast/B09751YH1B

August 18, 2020 When the Government Paid Writers to Travel Illinois: On the enduring appeal of The WPA Guide to Illinois, and why we might be due for a second edition
By Edward McClelland
https://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/august-2020/wpa-guide-illinois/

May 12, 2020 Writers’ groups struggling under COVID-19 appeal to L.A. City Council for help
by Dorany Pineda
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-05-12/writers-la-city-council-letter-coronavirus

May 6, 2020 85 years ago, FDR saved American writers. Could it ever happen again?
by David Kipen
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-05-06/post-coronavirus-federal-writers-project