President Donald Trump likes to think of himself as following the path of Andrew Jackson, president from 1829 to 1837. Jackson considered himself a defender of the common man against the elites of the ...

Using 1929 data, the two researchers calculated what wages and prices would have been had without the New Deal, and then compared them to actual wages and prices at the time. Their findings were ...

It's an important day of primaries and caucuses in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island. And since here at NPR we take a break from reporting on the candidates on an election day. This morning we ...

The article traces the history and importance of financial regulation in the U.S., emphasizing the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in protecting investors and ensuring market ...

According to a recent report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the number of hate groups in America has declined, but the ...

Guess who said the following: "We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work." Was it Sarah Palin? Rush Limbaugh? Karl Rove? Not even close. It ...

FDR’s story is tempting to novelize, as Jonathan Darman does, in portentous prose: “Destiny was indeed a mysterious thing; Franklin Roosevelt had learned that long ago. As a young man, cosseted in his ...

When the United States was deep in the grip of the Great Depression, families across the country needed comfort. They wanted something familiar at the dinner table that didn’t drain already tight ...

Eleanor Roosevelt served as First Lady during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's historic four-term presidency, the majority of which was during the Great Depression. With an eye on being economical, ...

Some foods and cooking techniques span time and cultures. Learn how this Native American dish helped families survive the ...