Despite many warning signs, the stock market crash of 1929 took the nation by surprise. One Oklahoma teenager was so baffled when he heard newsboys shouting “Extra! Extra! Stock Market Collapses” that he thought it referred to a disaster at… read more
It is an old trope, but true, that disasters often bring out the best in people. That, I think, is the case in the midst of a global pandemic as neighbors too harried to know one another a week ago… read more
Gray Brechin was interviewed by By Patrick Sisson for a Curbed story titled, “Stimulus isn’t enough. Our cities need a post-pandemic New Deal.” Reflecting on the current crisis, Brechin noted that, “advocates and boosters of the New Deal constantly spoke of ‘increasing… read more
“Art and Activism: From the New Deal to the Green New Deal,” our exhibit at the Canessa Gallery in San Francisco, was cut short due to the shelter-in-place order in the city. Now, thanks to our partners at the Creative… read more
The launch of the Living New Deal’s pocket map of New Deal Washington DC, planned for June, has been postponed due to the current epidemic. We will reschedule the launch with our partners at the Department of Interior and the… read more
More and more, the New Deal is being held up by opinion makers as a model to meet the economic crisis brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has brought the economy grinding to a halt. Reports say the U.S. will see… read more
Responding to a persistent public health crisis in the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built many portable huts to isolate and care for tuberculosis patients across the United States. Living New Deal Project Historian, Brent McKee, published a blog post,… read more
A reproduction of a New Deal mural was recently unveiled at the Barnesville Post Office in Ohio. Painted by local artist Twyla Fisher and commissioned by the Belmont County Historical Society, the mural is a replacement for the original Treasury Section… read more
Dear Friends of the Living New Deal, Like you, we’re rattled. As of today at midnight, the 7 million people living in the Bay Area were put under “lock down” to arrest the spread of the corona virus. Schools, shops,… read more
Dear Friends of the Living New Deal, Like you, we’re rattled. As of today at midnight, the 7 million people living in the Bay Area were put under “lock down” to arrest the spread of the corona virus. Schools, shops,… read more