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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The New Deal Banking Acts of 1933 and 1935 incorporated them and created the current Fed structure.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Zeeshan Hafeez Hafeez is running on a progressive platform focused on Medicare for All, free public education, a $20–$25 living wage, affordable housing, Social Security increases, and a Green New Deal.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Harvard law professor and Bloomberg columnist Noah Feldman called the ruling a turning point and compared it to the high court striking down President Franklin Roosevelt’s first New Deal in 1935.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2026
Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation moved the country away from dual federalism, in which states and the federal government are two distinct entities each with their own powers, to cooperative federalism, where state and federal government overlap more in terms of powers.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Zeeshan Hafeez Hafeez is running on a progressive platform focused on Medicare for All, free public education, a $20–$25 living wage, affordable housing, Social Security increases, and a Green New Deal.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Harvard law professor and Bloomberg columnist Noah Feldman called the ruling a turning point and compared it to the high court striking down President Franklin Roosevelt’s first New Deal in 1935.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2026
Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation moved the country away from dual federalism, in which states and the federal government are two distinct entities each with their own powers, to cooperative federalism, where state and federal government overlap more in terms of powers.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
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