FILE - Thousands of unemployed people gather outside City Hall in Cleveland during the Great Depression, after some 2,000 jobs were made available for park improvements and repairs, Oct. 9, 1930. (AP ...

During the Great Depression the federal government tried to stimulate the economy by funding a variety of buildings and ...

I recently sat down with Jonathan Sadowsky, a Professor at Case Western Reserve University, to discuss his interesting new book, The Empire of Depression: A New History. Thanks for doing this ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

Nation & World News Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and ...