American Moxie: How We Get By During the Great Depression, writer Damon Runyan coined American slang from the name of a soda pop touted to "build up your nerve." The word was "moxie" — and since then it's come to mean everything from pluck and savvy to courage. NPR's Ketzel Levine introduces you to Americans with moxie during these tough economic times.
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American Moxie: How We Get By

NPR's Ketzel Levine introduces you to Americans with moxie — and their friends.

Gritting It Out Amid The Dirt In Chicago

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Illinois Farmer Faces A Hard Choice That Cuts Deep

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