New Deal
noun
: the legislative and administrative program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s
also
: the period of this program
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Ryan went on to be an important adviser for the New Deal in the United States, which used cooperatives as a powerful tool for economic development through farmer co-ops, rural electric associations and the credit union system.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 May 2026
The incumbent also made his evergreen promises to fight for a Green New Deal, universal healthcare, a Trans Bill of Rights, and an ultra-wealth tax, among other things.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Settling in the Bronx during the Great Depression, Eichenberg eventually began working for the Federal Art Project’s Graphic Arts Division, established in 1935 under the auspices of the New Deal.
—Jessica George, JSTOR Daily, 27 May 2026
Ryan went on to be an important adviser for the New Deal in the United States, which used cooperatives as a powerful tool for economic development through farmer co-ops, rural electric associations and the credit union system.
—Nathan Schneider, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 May 2026
The incumbent also made his evergreen promises to fight for a Green New Deal, universal healthcare, a Trans Bill of Rights, and an ultra-wealth tax, among other things.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Settling in the Bronx during the Great Depression, Eichenberg eventually began working for the Federal Art Project’s Graphic Arts Division, established in 1935 under the auspices of the New Deal.
—Jessica George, JSTOR Daily, 27 May 2026
Ryan went on to be an important adviser for the New Deal in the United States, which used cooperatives as a powerful tool for economic development through farmer co-ops, rural electric associations and the credit union system.
—Nathan Schneider, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
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