National Labor Relations Act

Introduction The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.”1 Nearly 12% of people living in Virginia are considered food insecure, and these rates are even higher in the southeastern portion of the state. The cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth have food insecurity rates close to 19%.2 Many of these…

One act that became the heart of the New Deal was the National Industrial Recovery Act. This act was started on the belief that “destructive competition” had worsened industry’s economic woes. By authorizing competing businesses to cooperate in in crafting industrywide codes that allowed manufacturers to establish industrywide prices and wages. The idea was that with set prices and wages consumer spending would increase, creating a need for more employees. The National Recovery Administration…

pollution harming human health, and marine mammal habitat(5). While the impacts are likely small, there is too little data to rule out other possibilities. As such, two of these will be subject to future studies(5) as the timeline in the CEAA 2012 Act was too limited to complete these studies. The project also has some moderate concerns, provided mitigation is effective. There will be some minor disturbances…

Environmental Effects of the Border Wall on Animal Migration and Vegetation Introduction: The border wall has long been a controversial issue since its original proposition in the early 2000s. Aside from the obvious differences in opinions, there is a clear problem with the building of a border wall between Mexico and America, the impact on the environment due to the border wall itself and the surrounding a travelling populations of humans associated with it. As much as individuals would like to…

The 1946 National School Lunch Act, which later led to the creation of the National School Lunch Program was a policy act made in response to the growing concern of hunger in the United States. Led by Senator Allen Allender of Louisiana and signed by President Harry Truman, the NSLP proposed to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation’s children, while supporting the consumption of agricultural good. Even though, the NSLP’s goals was to provide for the safety of the children, the…

After, Works Progress Administration employed more than 8.5 million people to build bridges, roads, public buildings, parks and airports. Lastly, the National Industrial Recovery Act and the National Recovery Administration were designed to address unemployment. These acts regulated the number of hours worked per week and also banning child labor. In conclusion, the Public Broadcasting Service says the because of Franklin D. Roosevelt helped a lot by creating the New…

The Great Depression started on October 24 in 1929 when the stock market crashed. Hoover was the president at the time and was not able to do anything to help America get out of the depression. When the election came up, Hoover was not reelected and Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected instead. FDR created a program called the New Deal to help America get out of the Great Depression. This New Deal lasted from 1933-1935. Many Americans supported the New Deal but there were still some critics. In…

A quick glance at the local or national paper will show you that there are many environmental issues today. Some of the issues you will hear about are related to population issues and how to control the population of humans on Earth. Some stories will be about the loss of ecosystems in some part of the world. Maybe you'll see something that has to do with the current administration treats environmental issues. You are going to probably be reading a lot of articles that talk about climate change…

unemployed and impoverished in order to attain economic recovery. Major programs introduced in the first New Deal included the National Recovery Administration and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration to help boost industry and agriculture within the country. Additionally, the TVA and other government services were provided. FDR also passed the Glass-Steagall Banking Act in order to try and renew faith in the banks to hopefully lead to a quick recovery. The second New Deal was primarily…

The Great Depression On October 24, 1929, “Black Thursday”, the Wall Street stock market collapsed, initiating the onset of one of America’s darkest times in history, the Great Depression. This economic downward spiral, caused banks to close, unemployment to rise, people to lose their homes, and a panic amongst the people, affecting every household, every man, women and child. There was an increase in the suicide rate, in violence, families were evicted from their homes and not to forget,…