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Discusses the aspects of the second New Deal, a set of economic and social measures introduced by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945). Highlights these measures, which included the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Social Security Act of 1935. Notes that the information is part of "An Outline of American History," a resource provided online by the Department of Humanities Computing at the University of Groningen in The Netherlands.

New Deal, 1933-1939.

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In a powerful new narrative, G. Edward White challenges the reigning understanding of twentieth-century Supreme Court decisions, particularly in the New Deal period. He does this by rejecting such misleading characterizations as "liberal," "conservative," and "reactionary," and by reexamining several key topics in constitutional law. Through a close reading of sources and analysis of the minds and sensibilities of a wide array of justices, including Holmes, Brandeis, Sutherland, Butler, Van Devanter, and McReynolds, White rediscovers the world of early-twentieth-century constitutional law and jurisprudence. He provides a counter-story to that of the triumphalist New Dealers. The deep conflicts over constitutional ideas that took place in the first half of the twentieth century are sensitively recovered, and the morality play of good liberals vs. mossbacks is replaced. This is the only thoroughly researched and fully realized history of the constitutional thought and practice of all the Supreme Court justices during the turbulent period that made America modern.

Constitutional history --- New Deal, 1933-1939. --- New Deal, 1933-1939 --- United States --- Economic policy

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As the United States struggled to recover from the Great Depression, 24 towns in Alabama would directly benefit from some of the 83 million allocated by the Federal Government for public art works under the New Deal. In the words of Harold Lloyd Hopkins, administrator of the Federal Emergency Relief Act, ""artists had to eat, too,"" and these funds aided people who needed employment during this difficult period in American history. This book examines some of the New Deal art--murals, reliefs, sculptures, frescoes and paintings--of Alabama and offers biographical sketches of the artists who cre

Art, American --- New Deal art --- Federal Art Project.

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Business cycles --- World history --- United States --- Depressions --- New Deal, 1933-1939. --- History --- New Deal, 1933-1939 --- 1929 --- 1919-1933 --- 1933-1945 --- United States of America

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A key figure in the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, Benjamin V. Cohen (1894-1983) was a major architect of public policy from the first days of FDR's presidency through the early days of the Cold War. Although he kept a low public profile, Cohen's influence extended across a wide range of domestic and foreign policy initiatives. In this biography, William Lasser offers the first account of Ben Cohen's life and career, and an assessment of his contribution to the origin and development of modern American liberalism.Cohen's life provides an extraordinary lens through which to view the development of the evolving political philosophy of the Roosevelt and Truman presidencies. A brilliant lawyer noted for his good judgment and experience, Cohen was a leading member of FDR's "Brain Trust," developing ideas, drafting legislation, lobbying within the administration and in Congress, and defending the New Deal in court. The book traces his contributions to domestic financial policy, his activities during the war years in London and Washington, his service as counselor to the State Department and member of the American delegation to the United Nations after the war, and his role in the American Zionist movement. From Cohen's life and work, Lasser draws important insights into the development of the New Deal and the evolution of postwar liberalism.

Statesmen --- Intellectuals --- Lawyers --- New Deal, 1933-1939. --- Liberalism --- New Deal, 1933-1939 --- History --- Cohen, Benjamin V. --- Cohen, Ben --- United States --- Politics and government