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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Jason Scott Smith, historian at The University of New Mexico and author of two books about FDR and the New Deal.
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Ramtin Arablouei, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Realignment began after President Franklin Roosevelt launched the New Deal, which provided Depression-era economic support.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
The transition from agricultural employment to factory employment involved wrenching mass migration, the utter misery of the Great Depression (as well as other brutal recessions, now faded from collective memory), and the painful dealmaking of the New Deal.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The Green New Deal imagined a total economic transformation that would create millions of jobs while, necessarily, leaving fossil fuels in the ground.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Ramtin Arablouei, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Realignment began after President Franklin Roosevelt launched the New Deal, which provided Depression-era economic support.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
The transition from agricultural employment to factory employment involved wrenching mass migration, the utter misery of the Great Depression (as well as other brutal recessions, now faded from collective memory), and the painful dealmaking of the New Deal.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The Green New Deal imagined a total economic transformation that would create millions of jobs while, necessarily, leaving fossil fuels in the ground.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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