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Boom Leaves Middle Class Behind

New York TImes | DAVID LEONHARDT | Posted 04.17.2008 | Business


How has the United States economy gotten to this point? It's not just the apparent recession. Recessions happen. If you tried to build an economy imm...

Bush Administration Hides More Data, Shuts Down Website Tracking U.S. Economic Indicators

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The U.S. economy is faltering. Family debt is on the rise, benefits are disappearing, the deficit is skyrocketing, and the mortgage crisis has worsene...

2 Hispanic Surnames Now Among The Top 10 Most Common In US

New York Times | SAM ROBERTS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Step aside Moore and Taylor. Welcome Garcia and Rodriguez. Smith remains the most common surname in the United States, according to a new analysis re...