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# Great Depression

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# Donald Trump
Does the rise of populism mean we're returning to the 1930s? Some historians see striking parallels
“We are facing a cataclysmic moment,” British writer Simon Schama warned following the US election.
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Nov 26th 2016, 8:30 PM
# graduation day
This woman gave her 100-year-old mother the school graduation she never had
The Great Depression prevented her from finishing school. But now she has her diploma!
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Aug 21st 2016, 4:12 PM
# Photography
Working women, young soldiers and chemical warfare: A glimpse at World War II in colour
The following photos, from the US Library of Congress, give us a rare glimpse of life in the US during World War II in colour.
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Jul 17th 2016, 7:00 PM
Voices
Column: The untold story of two Irish workers… and this iconic picture
A chance discovery in a tiny Galway village set Seán Ó Cualáin on a voyage that led to the Rockefeller Center – and a new film.
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Jul 12th 2012, 8:30 PM
# In Pictures
In colour: America through World War II
Amazing colour photos from the 1930s and 1940s.
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Jul 7th 2012, 5:00 PM
# US Census
US set to release previously undisclosed 1940 census data
Historians say that records of 132m people will offer new details about a transformative decade in America amid the Great Depression recovery.
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Mar 18th 2012, 3:57 PM
# Debt Crisis
Lagarde: Europe's problems can't be solved by Europe alone
The IMF head and former French finance minister calls for a united global effort to avoid a 1930s-style meltdown.
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Dec 16th 2011, 4:00 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know by 9am: Public sector pensions hit (a bit) by new levy, mixed news on the money front, how Dublin is better than Paris, and how often do men really think about naughty things?
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Nov 30th 2011, 8:31 AM
# Ratings Agency
How did ratings agencies become so powerful? Trains and recessions, that’s how
In the aftermath of the debt downgrade, people are wondering how S&P and the likes became so powerful. Here’s the answer.
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Aug 13th 2011, 3:35 PM