Theodore Roosevelt offered the nation his "Square Deal", a belief that every man deserved a fair chance. As long as he had wronged no one, he did not deserve to be wronged. Especially by those forces in the nation that sought to rob the working class of opportunity and any ability to build wealth of their own. To him, this meant battling the mega-corporations of his day to stop them from exploiting the workers.

Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the nation the "New Deal", a set of policies meant to lift millions out of poverty and ensure that the average American could provide for their families and make a decent living. He called this the freedom from want, that for any man to truly be free he must not be lorded over by corporate interests that seek to rob him of a decent life.

Today, we are asking for a "Fair Deal" one that echoes the wishes of these great leaders decades later. This means wages that support a family, social programs that allow people to breathe without fear of ruin, an education that gives them the skills to grow in the world today, and laws that put the needs of the people over the whims of corporate donors.