Life — November 1933 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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# November 1932 Political Predictions Calendar This satirical calendar mocks current events during the Great Depression and early 1930s politics: **Key targets:** - **Election day (Nov. 3)**: References Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential campaign and corrupt voting practices in New York - **Nov. 9**: Al Capone's union activities in Atlanta (the notorious gangster was involved in labor disputes) - **Nov. 12-14**: Arms limitation debates and Huey Long's political influence - **Nov. 22-24**: References to Tammany Hall's political negotiations and Mussolini's domestic violence ("walking into a door") - **Nov. 29**: Thanksgiving joke about turkeys joining the Republican Party—implying Republicans face slaughter in upcoming elections The calendar uses dark humor about corruption, organized crime, political incompetence, and economic hardship to satirize contemporary American politics and society during the Depression era.