Born from hardship, remembered for their comfort.

Herbert Hoover served as president through the first years of the Depression and was commonly seen as doing little to alleviate the country's problems. As a result, the name Hoover became a byword for ...

From modern staples like the PB&J to forgotten options like lard filling, these sandwiches were crucial for American families ...

While modern economic downturns and crises, such as the 2008 financial crisis or recent inflation, have been challenging and created genuine hardship for millions of families, the sheer scale and ...

There's always something to learn from our past, including helpful spending and saving habits. Especially in today’s economy, where many people are struggling with an insecure job market, ...

President Trump's new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China have unsettled both domestic and international markets, concerning investors and manufacturers. This emerging global trade war has raised ...

Economics professor Christopher Clarke joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about The Great Depression. What caused The Great Depression? How bad as The Great Depression? What did ...

As we approach our country’s 250 th birthday, there is no better time to reflect on where we have been and how we got here. Yet Americans are surprisingly ignorant about our past. One reason: So much ...

The one predictive tool that should be raising eyebrows within the investment community is U.S. money supply. While there are a number of ways to measure money supply, the two with the greatest ...