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In the early 20th century unbridled capitalism diminished the streets, towns, and cities of the growing United States of America. Social and political institutions were being changed directly because of it, until two certain movements sparked a light of hope unto the deteriorated factory-laden lands: socialism and progressivism. Both were portrayed as solutions to the evils of capitalism. And through the works of artists and writers such as Lewis Hine, Ida M. Tarbell, Frank Norris, and Gustavus Myers the excesses and evils were exposed. One writer in particular, Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle, sparked an outcry with his expose of the meatpacking industry and set reform into motion. Although Sinclair was specifically promoting socialism in The Jungle, it is recognized that the true spirit of his work lay in his passion for progressivism in the early 20th century.
Socialist ideas and politics sparked his interest early in Sinclair's career. Sinclair discovered that......

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