This is part of 26 articles focusing on “America Through The Decades,” which will be published weekly through Saturday, July ...

Examine the possibility of the U.S. facing another Great Depression. This analysis explores economic vulnerabilities, historical lessons, and what could happen in a severe financial crisis.

During the Great Depression, the most tragic economic collapse in US history, more than 15 million Americans were left jobless and desperate for an income. By 1932, nearly one in four Americans was ...