New Deal
noun
: the legislative and administrative program of President F. D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s
also
: the period of this program
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And Dad, once a New Deal Democrat, was enthusiastically onboard.
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Justin Schein, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Conspicuous corporatist Joe Biden learned to love the Green New Deal.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
This relic of constitutional law, which the Supreme Court hasn’t taken seriously since its quiet death in the New Deal era, is more mythical than historical—holding, more or less, that Congress cannot delegate its lawmaking power to another branch of government.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
The New Deal and Next Fifty partnership is doing that.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Justin Schein, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Conspicuous corporatist Joe Biden learned to love the Green New Deal.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
This relic of constitutional law, which the Supreme Court hasn’t taken seriously since its quiet death in the New Deal era, is more mythical than historical—holding, more or less, that Congress cannot delegate its lawmaking power to another branch of government.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
The New Deal and Next Fifty partnership is doing that.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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“New Deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Deal. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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