The Renew Deal.

HISTORY of the banking industry; FINANCIAL crises; UNEMPLOYMENT; INTERNATIONAL trade -- History; GREAT Depression, 1929-1939; EMPLOYMENT; ECONOMIC conditions in the United States -- 2001-2009

In this article the author compares the Great Depression to the U.S. financial crisis of 2008. He draws comparisons of the international economic order in the 1920's with the impact global commerce has had on the economy over the past 20 years. He compares the massive unemployment on the 1930's to unemployment rates today. He suggests that the most significant difference exists in the attitudes regarding of the role of government.