New Deal
noun
: the legislative and administrative program of President F. D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s
also
: the period of this program
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Between the 1930s and the 1960s, the New Deal and Great Society programs created by Democrats ballooned the size of the welfare state.
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TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Much of the New Deal was made possible by the commerce clause.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Depression and war came next, accompanied by a new regulatory regime — the New Deal.
—Jonathan Mahler Edoardo Ballerini Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The paths of the Indiana and Minnesota towns help explain why the Wisconsin town’s ongoing support for Democrats is so rare among white, working-class New Deal counties.
—TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
He was known as an ally of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and as an isolationist who opposed U.S. entry into the world wars, the League of Nations and the formation of the United Nations.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
As a share of gross domestic product, today’s effort is bigger than infrastructure spending under the New Deal and the most spent in the last half-century.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
To this end, Schiff needs to support the Green New Deal, champion comprehensive immigration reform, fight for racial justice and criminal justice reform, pass legislation that lifts millions of families out of poverty, and advocate for peace.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
He was known for his support of former President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs and FDR's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Much of the New Deal was made possible by the commerce clause.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Depression and war came next, accompanied by a new regulatory regime — the New Deal.
—Jonathan Mahler Edoardo Ballerini Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The paths of the Indiana and Minnesota towns help explain why the Wisconsin town’s ongoing support for Democrats is so rare among white, working-class New Deal counties.
—TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
He was known as an ally of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and as an isolationist who opposed U.S. entry into the world wars, the League of Nations and the formation of the United Nations.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
As a share of gross domestic product, today’s effort is bigger than infrastructure spending under the New Deal and the most spent in the last half-century.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
To this end, Schiff needs to support the Green New Deal, champion comprehensive immigration reform, fight for racial justice and criminal justice reform, pass legislation that lifts millions of families out of poverty, and advocate for peace.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
He was known for his support of former President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs and FDR's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
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