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1937: When U.S. Austerity Turned To Disaster

President Franklin D. Roosevelt drummed up populist support in one of his last campaign speeches at Madison Square Garden in New York, on Oct. 31, 1936. But after he was re-elected, Roosevelt slashed government spending. Associated Press hide caption

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Economy

1937: When U.S. Austerity Turned To Disaster

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11 min

1937: When U.S. Austerity Turned To Disaster

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Post-Shuttle, NASA To Keep Students Looking Up

Seventh-graders Sophie Maloro (left) and Unity Bowling "fly" a mission to Mars, part of a summer program at the MathScience Innovation Center in Richmond, Va. Larry Abramson/NPR hide caption

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The End Of The Space Shuttle Era

Post-Shuttle, NASA To Keep Students Looking Up

by Larry Abramson

4 min

Post-Shuttle, NASA To Keep Students Looking Up

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New Finds For The African American Museum

Watercolor, Portuguese Slaver Diligenté, 1838. Courtesy Lonnie Bunch hide caption

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Art & Design

New Finds For The African American Museum

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less than 1 min

Painting Of A Slave Ship; Runaway Slave Poster; A Medal For 'Harlem's Hellfighters'

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As 'Friday Night Lights' Ends, It's Still 'Texas Forever'

Michael B. Jordan plays Vince Howard, the East Dillon Lions' star quarterback, in NBC's Friday Night Lights. Bill Records/NBC hide caption

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Television

As 'Friday Night Lights' Ends, It's Still 'Texas Forever'

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8 min

As 'Friday Night Lights' Ends, It's Still 'Texas Forever'

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Seun Kuti Channels His Father's Political 'Fury'

From Africa With Fury: Rise is Seun Kuti's latest album with his father Fela's band, Egypt 80. Kelechi Amadiobi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Music Interviews

Seun Kuti Channels His Father's Political 'Fury'

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8 min

Seun Kuti Channels His Father's Political 'Fury'

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