Sinclair Case

Upton Sinclair changed the society in many ways. He wrote over 90 books focusing on the social injustices in the society. His most famous work is "The Jungle"(1906) which led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act/Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. He also believed that socialism is the major solution to America's problems.

The Jungle exposed the unsanitary conditions in packing plants, the infinitesimal money earned by the working class under capitalism, corruption in American business and government, and the unpleasant condition the common people lived in in. Apparently President Roosevelt read the book, he sent investigators to confirm Sinclair's book. He then passed the 1906 Meat Packing Act to ensure that nothing but food is being sold to the public.(According to the book, these factories use spoiled meat, process their food with dirty machines, and they didn't care if their product contains "dirt, dung, poisoned rats, and even human body parts.")

In 1933, he led the EPIC campaign, End Poverty in California. During this era(The Great Depression), he proposed that the government should let the unemployed rent unused land and factories so they can grow their own food and clothing. In 1934, he ran for Governor under the Socialist party however his Republican opponent defeated him by cheating through the use of fake "anti-Sinclair, which included faked newsreels showing hoboes descending on California and accusations of Communism.

Sinclair improved our society by writing books which were to him a way to communicate the "betterment of the human conditions." He also tried entering politics and used it to improve humanity's overall condition. His books earned at least $1million dollars, most of it contributed to socialist and reform causes.