The great depression was a watershed in American history in many respects. Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal policies entirely transformed the range and working of the federal government by means of social initiatives, which were, geared to revamp the economy in shambles. A reorganization of the banking system, limitations on the stock market, an increase in the volume of bureaucracy, and the patronizing of social security were a few of the projects undertaken by his government to change the economic landscape of the country. However, the measures taken by the government did not produce the intended results, and the slump continued until the Second World War began. The war was instrumental in proving jobs to millions who had been jobless for quite a period of time. Roosevelt and his councilors were not the only people engaged in digging out the panacea of an ailing economy. Several of the social movements opposing the mainstream political parties also promised Americans to get them rid of their economic problems. Historian, Alan Brinkley has analyzed two of the major movements in his book “voice of protest’ “By Huey Long, Father Coughlin”. The first one hundred and a half pages are littered with a synopsis of life and times of different activities of Louisiana politician Huey Long and Catholic personality and radio associated Charles Coughlin. If anybody already knows these personalities enough, one can move onto other parts of the book to find out something really significant. Brinkley elaborates Long’s initial life in Louisiana country with a history of revolutionary dissidents dating back to the times of populism. The author argues that this background helped Long to develop his taste for the common man, he delineated his rise to the position of prominence in the form of the governorship of Louisiana and his ultimate entry into the United States senate. Long had not clean hands and he ran his state like boss running a company. He continued doing it all along even when he stayed in Washington. Hueys’ political machine managed every official job in the state from top to the very down positions. He used his power in such a way to stay in power and he exploited it in all possible manners. When the time of his proposal by senator came, he was very keen on the presidency. His wishes went alongside him into the graves when an assassin opened fire on him and caused his unfortunate death. It happened in the year 1935. Charles Coughlin was raised in Canada and ultimately came on the side of the priesthood. When his church was in dire need of finance to pay off the loans, he initiated a small radio initiative on WJR in Detroit. In the beginning, the program was comprised of brief sermons. When the depression began, it soon acquired political tones. His voice galvanized many and a lot of people thronged to listen to it and thus audience swelled over the course of time. The donations started coming in and he planned to expand the scope of his program. The whole radio network was launched and it all seemed like a big virtual empire. By the middle of 30s, he was one of the most influential figures in American society. He was the man who was focused by millions and he used to come as a guest frequently at the Roo