Heard on The Radio: Huey Long Day
August 30 is Huey Long Day in Louisiana.
Huey Pierce Long, Jr. (August 30, 1893 - September 10, 1935), nicknamed The Kingfish, served as the Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a U.S. senator from 1932 to 1935. A Democrat, he was noted for his radical populist policies.
Long created the Share Our Wealth program in 1934, with the motto "Every Man a King," proposing new wealth redistribution measures in the form of a net asset tax on corporations and individuals to curb the poverty and crime resulting from the Great Depression. To stimulate the economy, Long advocated federal spending on public works, public education, old-age pensions and other social programs. He was an ardent critic of the Federal Reserve System's policies to reduce lending. Charismatic and immensely popular for his social reform programs and willingness to take forceful action, Long was accused by his opponents of dictatorial tendencies for his near-total control of the state government.
At the height of his popularity, Long was shot on September 8, 1935, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge. He died two days later at the age of 42.
Russell Long Mosely is an attorney in Baton Rouge. He is a native Louisianan, and the Great-Grandson of Huey Long. He is also Grandson of U.S. Senator Russell Long, was Huey Long's son, who followed in his father's political footsteps.
This "Journey into Hidden America" segment of SIRIUS-XM's "Left Jab" involved a discussion about the Long Legacy (There is a Long Legacy Project - http://www.hueylong.com/index.php.
If you missed the interview live in SIRIUS-XM's "Left Jab" (Sunday Nites - SIRIUS-146/XM-167 between 7-9 pm - Our segment runs @ about 8:50 pm), you can still catch it as an archived podcast @ http://leftjabradio.com
Huey Pierce Long, Jr. (August 30, 1893 - September 10, 1935), nicknamed The Kingfish, served as the Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a U.S. senator from 1932 to 1935. A Democrat, he was noted for his radical populist policies.
Long created the Share Our Wealth program in 1934, with the motto "Every Man a King," proposing new wealth redistribution measures in the form of a net asset tax on corporations and individuals to curb the poverty and crime resulting from the Great Depression. To stimulate the economy, Long advocated federal spending on public works, public education, old-age pensions and other social programs. He was an ardent critic of the Federal Reserve System's policies to reduce lending. Charismatic and immensely popular for his social reform programs and willingness to take forceful action, Long was accused by his opponents of dictatorial tendencies for his near-total control of the state government.
At the height of his popularity, Long was shot on September 8, 1935, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge. He died two days later at the age of 42.
Russell Long Mosely is an attorney in Baton Rouge. He is a native Louisianan, and the Great-Grandson of Huey Long. He is also Grandson of U.S. Senator Russell Long, was Huey Long's son, who followed in his father's political footsteps.
This "Journey into Hidden America" segment of SIRIUS-XM's "Left Jab" involved a discussion about the Long Legacy (There is a Long Legacy Project - http://www.hueylong.com/index.php.
If you missed the interview live in SIRIUS-XM's "Left Jab" (Sunday Nites - SIRIUS-146/XM-167 between 7-9 pm - Our segment runs @ about 8:50 pm), you can still catch it as an archived podcast @ http://leftjabradio.com
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