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In the midst of Depression, the New Deal put millions to work, gave the nation hope, and left a vast legacy of public works still serving America today.
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The New Deal did a great deal of good in overcoming the exclusion of neglected, oppressed and marginalized people in American life.
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A Green New Deal
Given the importance of the moment and the need to think through such an ambitious program, we at the Living New Deal have created this forum to feature discussion and proposals to help educate the public and guide legislators.
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The Living New Deal
A network of people collecting New Deal documents, photos and stories in order to preserve and proclaim this national heritage.
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San Francisco Mural Fight
The Fight to Save the Arnautoff Murals at George Washington High School
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New Deal airports, schools, hospitals, post offices, art, highways and more are still in use 75 years after they were built. No city, town, or rural area was untouched by the New Deal.
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Living New Deal Launches Webinar Series
In September, the Living New Deal NYC held “From the Original New Deal to the Green New Deal,” a webinar featuring a diverse group of panelists that attracted 400 registrants. Keynote speaker Robert Kuttner—distinguished economist, author and editor of The American… read more
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New Deal photographs continue to be relevant in West Virginia and beyond.
By Betty Rivard, Charleston, WV Over 1500 documentary photographs were taken by ten professional photographers in West Virginia between 1934 and 1943. These photographs continue to be exhibited, published, and referenced in discussions to this day. Beginning in 2006, the West… read more
New Deal Today
Lecture Video: “Resolving Tensions Over Race & Representation in Public Art”
View the Conversation A recording of Tuesday’s luncheon is available here. We hope you find it as fascinating at we did. Please share with anyone who might be interested! NCAC’s virtual luncheon explored the various approaches to resolving tensions around… read more
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New Deal Arts Programs – Lessons for Struggling Artists Today
In a piece published in Artnet, Ben Davis, reflects on calls to help distressed art institutes in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic by drawing on the lessons of the New Deal Arts Programs. Davis examines the history of the… read more
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- Join the Treasure Island museum’s Anne Schnoebelen to discover the “remains to be seen” from the Golden Gate International Exposition..
Little Island, Big Ideas, free online lecture this Saturday, February 27th at 10:30 am. Click here to receive the login link. Join the Treasure Island museum’s Anne Schnoebelen to discover the “remains to be seen” from the Golden Gate International Exposition. Speaker: Author… read more
As a kid I used to climb on an abandoned velodrome (wooden) at the old san jose speedway. It was… »