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Save this story for later. The past isn’t always a foreign country; sometimes it’s more like a fun-house mirror, reflecting the present in ways both recognizable and strange. Consider the United States in December, 1942, a year into a terrible war: different and yet not so different from the United States in March, 2021. They had blackouts, sugar and gas rationing, and war work. We’ve had lockdowns, yeast and toilet-paper shortages, and Zoom meetings. They had anxiety, grief, sacrifice, boredom, and a strong sense of unity and national purpose. We have . . . some of those things. Rea...

Share This: Photos: USMC, HBO, and Basilone family John Basilone is a Marine Corps legend. During the fighting on Guadalcanal in October 1942, Basilone’s actions would result in him being awarded the Medal of Honor. He was sent home to sell War Bonds but asked to be returned to the war. He was killed in action on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945. Basilone was the only enlisted Marine during WWII to be awarded the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and the Purple Heart. Basilone was born in his parents’ home in Buffalo, NY on November 4, 1916, the sixth of 10 children. He was just two years old ...

The Labour leader called for everyday savers to help fund Britain's recovery  £125bn has been saved since March 2020 but just 10% will be spent  He said British Recovery Bonds could raise billions for investment The Government has raised money from savers during crisis times before - but what would this cost and what other challenges would face such a fundraise? 

Recently I made the case in this newspaper for Recovery Bonds – a modern version of War Bonds – to harness people's savings and help build a better post-Covid economy.  These could be a very powerful weapon indeed. The idea has the support of influential figures including Nigel Wilson, the chief executive of Legal & General – an asset management business looking after around £1trillion of funds – and Baroness Altmann, one of our foremost pensions experts.  British households have accumulated £150billion of excess savings during lockdowns that normally would have been spent on soci...

In at number 5 and dropping two places, it's Coventry Building Society with its instant access Isa. At number 4, it's a new entry for Santander and its bonus reward Isa. At number 3, it's… Okay, I'll stop. I've been watching far too much Top of the Pops 2 on BBC Four during lockdown, but that's how I used to countdown the best tax-free rates in my head as I wrote them into articles – in my best Gary Davies voice. In my early days as This is Money savings reporter, cash Isas were launched at a frenzied pace, especially either side of the new tax year in April. It was hard to keep up.