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The American Crisis, or simply The Crisis, [1] is a pamphlet series by eighteenth-century Enlightenment philosopher and author Thomas Paine, originally published from 1776 to 1783 during the American Revolution. [2] Thirteen numbered pamphlets were published between 1776 and 1777, with three additional pamphlets released between 1777 and 1783. [3]
The American Crisis was a pro-independence pamphlet series. Paine lived in France for most of the 1790s, becoming deeply involved in the French Revolution . While in England, he wrote Rights of Man (1791), in part a defense of the French Revolution against its critics, particularly the Anglo-Irish conservative writer Edmund Burke .
The Crisis has been in continuous print since 1910, and it is the oldest Black-oriented magazine in the world. [1] Today, The Crisis is "a quarterly journal of civil rights, history, politics and culture and seeks to educate and challenge its readers about issues that continue to plague African Americans and other communities of color." [2]
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The “American Dream” is a story of self-made success. It’s the opportunity for every U.S. citizen to have a good career, own a home and build wealth and prosperity.
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The Panic of 1819 was the first widespread and durable financial crisis in the United States that slowed westward expansion in the Cotton Belt and was followed by a general collapse of the American economy that persisted through 1821. The Panic heralded the transition of the nation from its colonial commercial status with Europe toward an ...
On Oct. 16, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that while higher interest rates may persist, the country's fiscal situation "is by no means unsolvable." See: Jaspreet Singh Says America's ...