New Deal
noun
: the legislative and administrative program of President F. D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s
also
: the period of this program
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The sitting President, in his eighties and visibly declining, had to be pressured into leaving the ticket; the Party no longer offers a signature policy at the scale of Obamacare or even a Green New Deal.
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The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Just like Washington’s efforts failed to significantly alter the economic condition of African Americans, so too did Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal in the 1930s.
—Ben Zdencanovic, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Democrats positioned themselves as the party of the New Deal; the union-supporting party of the American worker.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Roosevelt’s presidency established a new principle in American politics through the New Deal, that government exists to succor all its people, not just the wealthy.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Just like Washington’s efforts failed to significantly alter the economic condition of African Americans, so too did Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal in the 1930s.
—Ben Zdencanovic, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Democrats positioned themselves as the party of the New Deal; the union-supporting party of the American worker.
—Maria Flynn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Roosevelt’s presidency established a new principle in American politics through the New Deal, that government exists to succor all its people, not just the wealthy.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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“New Deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Deal. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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