The history of old age in America is all about reinvention. Too bad our political culture can’t keep up
Medicare and Social Security represent successes in facing the realities of aging, but their imperfections also show how much ...
The story of diversity in America is more complicated than it might seem
New analysis from demographer Richard Alba indicates that 1 in 8 U.S. children are mixed-race.
Trump critics worry that history could repeat itself
“During the Depression, they blamed Mexicans as the scapegoat. They were easy to blame,” said David Romo, a historian and ...
Analysts say there has been one other post-election stock rally similar to Trump’s - it was in 1928
But Robert Burgess, a Bloomberg opinion editor, warned in a piece that the post-election stock market might not be a positive ...
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The Woman Who Defined the Great Depression
Babb’s observations of rural poverty, particularly during the Depression and the Dust Bowl, would filter through the ...
World War II California veteran reflects on her 103 years of life: ‘I’ve always tried to have a positive attitude’
Amid the bright flowers at The Californian, a small senior center in Woodland lies a living treasure of American history: ...
100 years of forgetting: How America’s veterans went from heroes to the forgotten
On July 28, 1932, the attorney general ordered their eviction. Washington police fired at the protesters, killing two veterans. President Herbert Hoover then ordered the Army to clear the campsites ...
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"The Migrant Mother": The Great Depression Explained in One Image
The Migrant Mother,” a photograph taken by Dorothea Lange in 1936, remains one of the most enduring images of the Great ...