The Hungry Years: A Narrative History of the Great Depression in America

One of the major American economic crises of the last century was the Great Depression. In the year that followed the stock market crash of October 1929, everyone from President Hoover down to line workers at auto plants believed that their fortunes were not inextricably linked to those of thestock market.  Hoover's quote the day…

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Saying Goodbye California Sun, Hello Midwest – New York Times

In a recent article in the New York Times, "Saying Goodbye California Sun, Hello Midwest", the current diaspora of of people from cities with expensive housing to cities with cheaper housing. This is something we’ve seen with people moving out of NYC and Washington DC to Philly, or to more rural parts of Virginia, and…

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