In which John Green teaches you about the Great Depression. So, everybody knows that the Great Depression started with the stock market crash in 1929, right? Not exactly. The Depression happened after the stock market crash, but wasn’t caused by the crash. John will teach you about how the depression started, what Herbert Hoover triedContinue reading “The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33”
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US food banks brace for demand as Republicans end unemployment benefits
19.3 million adults said in late May that their households didn’t get enough food to eat while several states have started to cut benefits Food banks in many states across the US are bracing for a surge in demand for food aid due to Republican governors ending federal extended unemployment benefits early in a moveContinue reading “US food banks brace for demand as Republicans end unemployment benefits”