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After his death in office, the ongoing conversation about term limits became urgent. The nation was traumatized and searching ...
The Historical Context The 1930s were marked by the Great Depression, a time of severe economic downturn that began with the stock market crash of 1929. Millions of Americans were thrown into ...
James Austin Johnson's President Donald Trump explained his tariffs decision in the cold open of "Saturday Night Live," ...
An economy is defined as being in recession when the total of everything we and the government spend or export shrinks for ...
Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed economists who discussed the... President Trump's new tariffs on Canada ...
On TikTok, some have declared a full-blown “Meme Drought,” dubbing it the “Great Meme Depression of 2025.” The panic began on March 10, when user @goofangel posted a video titled “TikTok ...
Congress passed a bill sponsored by Senator Reed Smoot of Utah and Rep. Willis Hawley of Oregon to raise import duties on ...
Spencer Platt / Getty Images The record-breaking losses have led people on social media to speculate about another Great Depression. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images @frogs4girls has a ...
President Trump on Wednesday said that the 1930s Great Depression wouldn’t have happened if tariffs had continued, while announcing his massive tariff plan to hit trading partners. The president ...
For decades, global commerce abided by tariff rates agreed to by the U.S. and 122 other countries during the 1980s and 1990s.
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...