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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In San Francisco, participating businesses can get their feet wet with a three-month pop-up to test the waters in a high-traffic location with low financial overhead and technical support from SF New Deal and the mayor’s office.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Several decades of populism, progressivism, and reaction led to the emergence of a new order with the New Deal.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Democrats who still believe in the New Deal-era promise of government helping the public are a bit depressed by the idea that the solution to their party’s problems is generating less money for that purpose.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The framework for unemployment insurance has not been updated since it was created as part of the New Deal, and the federal taxes that support the program have not changed since the 1980s.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Several decades of populism, progressivism, and reaction led to the emergence of a new order with the New Deal.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Democrats who still believe in the New Deal-era promise of government helping the public are a bit depressed by the idea that the solution to their party’s problems is generating less money for that purpose.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The framework for unemployment insurance has not been updated since it was created as part of the New Deal, and the federal taxes that support the program have not changed since the 1980s.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
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