new deal

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As for domestic policy, the high-water mark of federal government power previously was coincidently during the tenure of TR’s distant cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in the New Deal.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

The Rural New Deal lays out a far-ranging platform to rebuild the nation’s economically embattled small farms, revitalize rural towns, invest in community infrastructures, fund rural health care and schools, and other urgent priorities.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

“We’re in a similar moment now,” said New Deal expert Eric Rauchway, a distinguished professor of history at UC Davis.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

No. 4 on the list is Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the president who brought us the New Deal.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2025

Some black Atlantans were brought from the margins into the sphere of opportunity by New Deal programs, but most were left behind.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander