End Poverty in California (EPIC)
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End Poverty in California (EPIC) was Upton Sinclair’s 1930s political movement and gubernatorial platform proposing sweeping socialist-inspired economic reforms to eradicate poverty in California.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| End Poverty in California | 1 |
| End Poverty in California (EPIC) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic reform program
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gubernatorial platform ⓘ political movement ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| aimsTo | replace profit system with cooperative commonwealth in California ⓘ |
| associatedWithElection | 1934 California gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| candidate | Upton Sinclair ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
economic inequality
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poverty relief ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| goal | eradication of poverty in California ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | EPIC ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalOrientation | anti-capitalist ⓘ |
| hasSlogan |
End Poverty in California (EPIC)
self-link
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surface form:
End Poverty in California
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| historicalSignificance | major Depression-era reform movement in California ⓘ |
| ideology | socialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | socialist economic thought ⓘ |
| inspiredLaterMovement | progressive anti-poverty politics in California ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leader | Upton Sinclair ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| mediaCoverage | national press in the United States ⓘ |
| notableSupportBase |
left-wing activists
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unemployed workers ⓘ urban poor ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
California business interests
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Republican Party of California ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party in California
conservative Democrats ⓘ |
| partOf | Upton Sinclair 1934 gubernatorial campaign ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | left-wing ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Upton Sinclair ⓘ |
| proposesPolicy |
public works for the unemployed
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social welfare expansion ⓘ state-run production for idle factories and farms ⓘ sweeping economic reforms ⓘ tax increases on corporations and the wealthy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
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End Poverty in California
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End Poverty in California