The Great Depression (1929-1939) was one of the hardest economic periods in American history. With unemployment reaching 25%, ...

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and ...

Find all the episodes from this season here. And past seasons here. And follow along on TikTok here for video Summer School. When we last left the United States of America in our economic telling of ...

Sanora Babb spent her life dealing with all the multifarious daily perils that prevent writers from writing. She was raised in poverty by a mother who was only 16 when she gave birth to her and an ...

The Great Depression was a tough time for many, with food hard to come by. People favored easy-grow, hardy, and storable ...

As the White House continues to tout the alleged achievements of the president’s "Bidenomics" agenda, a growing amount of data indicates that a gigantic economic crisis could be right around the ...

Our grandparents and great-grandparents made a dollar out of fifteen cents in tough times and their habits can help us get through a shaky economy.

Charlie Munger once recalled a childhood moment during the Great Depression—watching a brilliant but financially fragile man ...

Investors commonly look to economic data and correlative events for clues as to which direction the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite will head next. Only five occasions in ...

Sometimes you can read a book that will change your mind on some fundamental issue. Rarely, however, is there just one page that can undermine or destroy a widely-held belief. But there is such a page ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The Great Depression was a dark time in U.S. history, a ...

Cadillac is well-known today as one of America's longest lasting luxury brands, but the 122-year-old automaker would have gone belly up during the Great Depression if it weren't for opening the brand ...