Great Depression

Happy Birthday Dorothea Lange!

Posted 05.28.2012

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Dorothea Lange was an iconic American photographer, most famous for capturing the human strife and resilience during the Great Depression. Her photogr...

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Krugman's Macroeconomic Rants

Laurence J. Kotlikoff | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Unemployment, Economic Stimulus Package, Coordination Failure, Great Recession, Hiring, Paul Krugman, Stimulus, Recession, Great Depression, Politics News
Laurence J. Kotlikoff

Let's coordinate a mass rehiring of workers on a voluntary basis by asking all large and medium-sized employers to increase their employment by 5 percent.

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The Fed Isn't Helping

The Student Review | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Byu, U.S. Economy, Federal Reserve, Great Depression, American Economy, Brigham Young University, Great Recession, The Fed, College News
The Student Review

If the Federal Reserve Bank was established to prevent or weaken financial crises, then it is failing. The U.S. is a vastly more powerful and rich nation than it was before the Bank was established, but it's still susceptible to large fluctuations during crises.

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PHOTOS: Amazing Images From Depression-Era LA

The Los Angeles Public Library | Posted 05.02.2012

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Geithner: 'You Can't Legislate Away Stupidity And Risk-Taking And Greed'

Reuters | Posted 04.26.2012

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PORTLAND, Oregon, April 25 (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sought on Wednesday to reassure Americans that the Obama administration w...

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The Radical Camera

Richard Schiffman | Posted 04.09.2012

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Richard Schiffman

When the Photo League closed its doors in 1951, after being listed as a subversive organization by the U.S. Attorney General, it had already enjoyed an historic 15-year run, which helped to change the direction of American photography

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Make History in Your Pajamas

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Greatest Generation, National Archives, Dust Bowl, Immigration, Archives.com, 1940, Census, History, Wwii, Volunteering, Who Do You Think You Are?, Rita Wilson, Genealogy, World War II, Great Migration, Ellis Island, Great Depression, 1940 Census, Familysearch, Findmypast, Culture News
Megan Smolenyak

On April 2nd, after a long wait of 72 years, the 1940 census will be released, and in a historic first, the collection will emerge online in digitized form -- a remarkable snapshot of a nation still recovering from the Great Depression and not yet aware of its approaching entry into war.

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Eurozone Follies: Confusing Callousness for Courage

Jeff Madrick | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Germany, Eurozone, European Union, Recession, European Central Bank, Greece, Austerity, Great Depression, Greece Bailout, Eurozone Crisis, Euro Zone, Austerity Measures Europe, Economic Stimulus, Business News
Jeff Madrick

The essence of the euro crisis is that members cannot devalue or control their own monetary policy. But the European Central Bank could have done so. If it had recognized its obligations, the crisis would not have been nearly as great.

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I'll Raise You a Santa Claus

Marvin Meadors | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Bill Clinton, Herbert Hoover, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Thom Hartmann, Great Depression, Two Santa Claus, Social Security, Supply Side Economics, Democrats, Demand, Jude Wanniski, Medicare, Alan Viard, Republicans, Arthur Laffer, Council of Economic Advisers, Politics News
Marvin Meadors

So Democrats may have to come up with a new narrative. They can not flourish by promising to be the party that raises taxes and makes cuts to popular programs, even if they succeed in inheriting the Republican's former mantle as the party of fiscal responsibility.

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New Deal Photos Show Americana In Color

Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Video, Color Photos, Jack Delano, New Deal, Wpa, Works Progress Administration, Slidepollajax, The New Deal, Dorothea Lange, Carriage Trade, Great Depression, Arts News

For those struggling throughout the Great Depression, the New Deal promised not just employment, food and shelter, but hope for the American dream. ...

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Is That All There Is? Rugged Indvidualism

Dimitri Hamlin | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: John F. Kennedy, American Exceptionalism, Turner Thesis, Rugged Conformists, Walter Huston, Cooperstown, Amish, Frederick Jackson Turner, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Whiskey Rebellion, Theodore Roosevelt, Manhood at Harvard, Alexis De Tocqueville, Henry David Thoreau, James Fenimore Cooper, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, Gary Cooper, Jean-Paul Sartre, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, Humphrey Bogart, Emma Lazarus, William James, B. Traven, Trust, The Moral Equivalent of War, Kim Townsend, Natty Bumppo, Barack Obama, John Huston, Rugged Individualism, Hawkeye, Francis Fukuyama, High Noon, Reading Terminal Market, Self-Reliance, Autarky, Deerslayer, Mind, Religion News
Dimitri Hamlin

It's a good thing that, when push comes to shove, we're really not rugged individualists. I'm thinking that it's almost time for us to accept who we are.

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Free College Is the Answer to Our Higher Education Crisis

Bernard Starr | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: College Students, Debt, Workers, Economy, Race to the Top, Employment, Theodore Roszak, Jobs, New York City, Barack Obama, Veterans, Iphone, Outsourcing, Education, Literacy, Apple, Bailout, College, College Tuition, Education Crisis, Interest Rates, College Dropouts, Great Depression, College News
Bernard Starr

Our nation is facing a crisis -- with vast domestic and worldwide implications -- that can only be addressed by thinking out of the box about education.

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Michelle Obama's Ancestors: Fraser Robinson

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 04.15.2012

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Megan Smolenyak

It's providential for Michelle's sake that LaVaughn ever met Fraser C. Robinson, Jr. because he would have much preferred to never leave the South.

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Can Manufacturing Jobs Come Back? What We Should Learn From Apple and Foxconn

David Paul | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Pat Buchanan, Walmart, W. Edwards Deming, Japan, Manufacturing Jobs, Ipad, Iphone, National Science Foundation, Outsourcing, Amazon.com, Ross Perot, Denis Kucinich, Joseph Stiglitz, Steve Jobs Apple, Insourcing American Jobs, Great Recession, Foxconn, China Economy, Great Depression, Deng Xiaoping, Clint Eastwood Super Bowl Commercial, Business News
David Paul

If Americans care about where their products are made, companies will care. Therefore, even as the president promoted tax credits for insourcing -- the new word for bringing those jobs back -- perhaps another step would be to build on the power of choice.

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FDR Alleviated Americans' Anger and Suffering Through Action

David Woolner | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Mortgage Crisis, Foreclosure, Housing Crisis, Barack Obama FDR, Fdr, Mortgage Settlement, Great Depression, Politics News
David Woolner

Indeed, by the time Franklin Roosevelt took office in March of 1933, it is estimated that approximately 50 percent of all urban mortgages in the United States were delinquent or in foreclosure and that an average of 1,000 homes per day were being lost.

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How to Succeed in Small Business Even During Hard Times

Stanley A. Dashew | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Small Business, Finance, Money, Banks, Credit Cards, Technology, Business, Great Depression, Small Business News
Stanley A. Dashew

What bothers you? I mean, what really grates on your nerves? Chances are, whatever the problem, others feel the same way. I made my first fortune in starting a company that automated the credit card industry, because paper cards were very problematic and really grated on the nerves of bankers.

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10 Cities Smaller Than America's Unemployed Population

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.24.2012

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The jobs crisis is an oft-discussed topic on the campaign trail, and it is likely to come up tonight in President Obama's State of the Union address, ...

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GRAPHIC: Murder Is His Business

Posted 01.24.2012

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These photos are not for the squeamish. Street photographer Weegee was known for his unemotional snapshots of gruesome aftermaths ... aestheticizing a...

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The "State" of the Union? How About a "Vision" Instead?

Todd Brewster | Posted 03.24.2012

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Todd Brewster

Why should the one moment each year when the president has the attention of the Congress and the rest of the nation be squandered on trivialities and partisan chest-thumping?

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Occupy: Resurrecting Rev. King's Final Dream

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 03.17.2012

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Leo W. Gerard

What Rev. King preached and what many Occupiers seem to believe is that paramount in a republic is job creation, not wealth creation. The duty of government is not to ensure that the rich get richer but to establish equal opportunity.

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The Fantastical Crackpot Cult of Ron Paul

Bob Cesca | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Abortion, Liberty, New Hampshire Primary, Ron Paul Supporters, Free Market Capitalism, Lawrence O'Donnell, Great Recession, Economy, Roe v. Wade, Ron Paul, Civil Rights Act, Mitt Romney, Libertarianism, Election 2012, Recession, Great Depression, Politics News
Bob Cesca

People who are devoted to Ron Paul appear to be more interested in the fantastical, fictitious idea of President Ron Paul than the realistic manifestation of President Ron Paul.

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How To Thank The Women Who Paved The Way

Kristen Houghton | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Greatest Generation, Health, Equal-Rights-Amendment-Women, Future Generations, Mothers, Grandmothers, Property, Great Depression, Women News
Kristen Houghton

The next time you sign a legal document that makes you a property owner or receive a degree, stop for a moment and say a silent thank you to the women who came before you.

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Government Has to Work -- or Else

Harlan Green | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Corporate Profits, Federal Budget Deficit, Income Inequality U.S., Dr. Joseph Stiglitz, Great Depression, Vanity Fair, Great Recession, Libertarian Ron Paul, GW Bush, Presidents Ronald Reagan, Business News
Harlan Green

What we need to do instead is embark on a massive investment program -- as we did, virtually by accident, 80 years ago -- that will increase our productivity for years to come, and will also increase employment now.

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An Ivy League of His Own

Charlie Carillo | Posted 03.06.2012

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Charlie Carillo

We tease my father because he wears a Harvard University sweatshirt when he does yard work. My mother found it at a thrift shop. It's tattered at the cuffs and the lettering is faded.

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The Worst Holidays Since The Great Depression

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter and Douglas A. McIntyre | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: National Retail Federation, Holiday Season, Gdp, High Inflation, Unemployment, Retail Sales, 24/7 Wall St., Consumer Price Index, Recession, Great Depression, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: Retail sales this holiday season are expected to rise 3.8 percent to a record of $469.1 billion, according to the National Retail ...

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