Desperation pies, or "make-do" pies, were an invention of the Great Depression that led to everything from mock apples pies ...

From the Smoot-Hawley Act to Trump’s current trade war, economic history clearly demonstrates that protectionism is not only ...

Britain, France and the Netherlands have all announced plans to cut their aid budgets by around a third, and others are ...

A great dust cloud passed through Oklahoma on this Sunday in 1935. Woody Guthrie said, "We thought it was our doom." ...

Meals in the Great Depression were informed by using what you already had, not by what you thought looked good on a whim. If ...

With sweeping tariffs that have sent global markets into a tailspin, President Trump argued that the U.S. was founded on steep import taxes on goods from abroad.

Many people today are unfamiliar with the term “Great Depres­sion” and the profound signifi­cance it holds in global history. The Great Depression, which began in 1929 and lasted through the 1930s, ...

The measure helped worsen the Great Depression, experts said. President Donald Trump announced expansive tariffs during a Rose Garden ceremony on Wednesday, fulfilling his promise from the ...

A long-delayed draft anti-poverty strategy will be sent to executive ministers on Monday for consideration, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has said. Earlier this month, Stormont's executive ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Rachel Reeves has said she is “absolutely certain” her welfare reforms will not push people into poverty, appearing to reject official warnings ...