Great Recession

Opportunities for Youth Will Rejuvenate Society and Boost the Economy

Dag Detter | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Debt Crisis, 99 Per Cent, Ireland, Spain, Italy, US Debt Crisis, Government Debt, European Debt Crisis, Unemployment, Occupy Wall Street, Greece, Great Recession, UK Economy, Business News, We Are the 99 Percent, US Government Debt, Arab Revolution, We Are the 99%, Economic Recovery, Portugal, Financial Crisis, Business News
Dag Detter

How do we make pathway for young to be part of and help create this brave new world? A world where merit and not age, color of your skin or connections give you the opportunity to work?

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Hayley Miller

Women Struggle To Recover From The Recession

HuffingtonPost.com | Hayley Miller | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Women, Mancession, Women Economic Stability, Great Recession, American Jobs Act, Women Recession, Women Jobs, Recession, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Although the recession initially hit men hard, it's women who have been struggling the most to get back on their feet, according to a r...

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'We Are The 99 Percent': The Stories Of Victims Of The Great Recession

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.03.2011

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As protesters share their stories in Zuccotti Park, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Chicago and other cities across the country, some are taking to the...

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Matt Sledge

Shovel-Ready Projects: They Exist, And We May Need Them For A Long Time

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Infrastructure, Aashto, Jobs Creation, Economic Stimulus Package, Highways, Shovel-Ready, Great Recession, American Jobs Act, Recession, Business News

NEW YORK -- As President Barack Obama pushes for his American Jobs Act, some on the right and in the press have claimed there are no "shovel-ready" pr...

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Sounding the Alarm on Wall Street: A Movement Emerges

Peter S. Goodman | Posted 11.30.2011

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Peter S. Goodman

NEW YORK -- Americans have become so accustomed to our political and economic aspirations yielding only frustration, that we are rightfully inclined t...

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U.S. Economy Grew Slightly More Than Originally Estimated In Spring

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Core PCE Index, European Debt Crisis, Video, Great Recession, Nonresidential Structures, Capital Goods, Commerce Department, Federal Reserve, Consumer Spending, Gross Domestic Product, Business News

The economy grew slightly more than previously reported in the second quarter, helped by consumer spending and export growth that was stronger tha...

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The Republicans Continue to Wage War Against Government Workers

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Teleprompter, Chris Christie, Rick Scott, Unemployment, Ronald Reagan, Jobs, Great Recession, Economy, Middle Class, Tax Cuts, Republicans, Republican Party, Recession, Politics News
Bob Cesca

Government workers precisely encapsulate what the founders had in mind for this nation. A government of the people. The Republicans don't want you to think about government like this, even though it's the centerpiece of the American-style representative democracy.

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Michael Calderone

Salon CEO Calls For 'American Spring'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: David Talbot, The Backstory, Google, Salon.com, Michael Wolff, Video, Newser, Great Recession, Media News, Wall Street Journal, Salon, Media News

NEW YORK -- David Talbot has seen Salon go through several iterations since founding the site in 1995. He was Salon’s editor-in-chief for a decade a...

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OECD, ILO: World Governments Must Put Greater Focus On Jobs

AP | By SARAH DiLORENZO | Posted 11.26.2011

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PARIS -- World governments must not let their focus on spending cuts keep them from creating jobs that will be a key part of economic recovery, an int...

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10 States With the Highest Combined Sales Tax Rates

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.26.2011

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Sales tax revenue has plummeted since the start of the recession. And for certain states, that's been a particularly big blow. Of course, sales ta...

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The Recession Created A 'Triple Tragedy' In Education

AP | By JEFFREY COLLINS | Posted 11.24.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Stay-at-home-mom Cindy DePace was just hitting 30 when she decided to return to the work force by going back to school and becoming ...

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Suburbs With The Highest Poverty Rates

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Suburbs, Video, Foreclosure Crisis, Sun Belt, Poverty, Cnn Money, Great Recession, Suburban Poverty, Brookings Institute, Poor People, Housing Bubble, Business News

Suburbs have long been associated with white picket fences and manicured lawns. But for many living in suburbia today, the reality is much bleaker. ...

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Most States Experience Significant Rise In Levels Of 'Deep Poverty'

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Video, Poverty, Unemployment, Low-Income, Children, Third World America, Great Recession, Low Income Families, Income, Recession, Deep Poverty, Business News

The closer one looks at the Census data on American poverty, the more discouraging it becomes. It was already known that the national poverty rate ...

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The Accelerating Shift in Attitudes Towards Home Walkaways

Nicholas Carroll | Posted 11.22.2011

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Nicholas Carroll

There are a still few regions where foreclosure is never discussed beyond the immediate family, but it's less and less often due to the morality issue. This, I believe, is the beginning of the fourth and last wave of home walkaways.

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George Soros: U.S. Already In Recession

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.22.2011

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For months, people have been speculating about whether the U.S. economy will enter a double-dip recession. At least one billionaire says the debate is...

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Countrywide Covered Up Massive Fraud, Former Employees Say

iWatch News | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Brian Moynihan, Countrywide Home Loans, Subprime Mortgages, Countrywide, Great Recession, Bank of America, Eileen Foster, Financial Crisis, Kenneth Lewis, Angelo Mozilo, Countrywide Cover-Up, Financial Collapse, Business News

In the summer of 2007, a team of corporate investigators sifted through mounds of paper pulled from shred bins at Countrywide Financial Corp. mortgage...

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A Housing Market Divided: The Rich And Everyone Else

AP | By MICHELLE CONLIN | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Video, Housing Market, Foreclosure Crisis, Corporate Profits, Zillow.com, Mortgage, Great Recession, Capital Economics, Foreclosure, Corelogic, Great Depression, Business News

-- In America, it's starting to feel as if there are two housing markets. One for the rich and one for everyone else. Consider foreclosure-ravaged D...

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Young Adults Are Recession's Lost Generation, Census Finds

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: 20-Somethings, Unemployment, Young Adults, US Poverty, Great Recession, Business News, The Lost Generation, 30-Somethings, Business News

WASHINGTON — Young adults are the recession's lost generation. In record numbers, they're struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves...

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Obama Isn't Trying to Start 'Class Warfare' -- He Wants to End the Republican War on the Middle Class

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Obama Jobs Bill, Deficit, War on the Middle Class, Class Warfare, Obama Budget Proposal, American Jobs Act, Republican Jobs Plan, Great Recession, Job Creation, Politics News
Robert Creamer

If I were a Republican, the last thing I'd want to talk about is "class warfare." For 30 years Republicans and their Wall Street allies have conducted a sustained, effective war on the American middle class.

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Arthur Delaney

White House: Jobs Bill Would Save Benefits For 6 Million Next Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says that if Congress fails to reauthorize extended unemployment insurance, 6 million people will lose benefits...

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U.S. Could Be Several Years Into Japan-Style Lost Decade: Analysis

Posted 11.19.2011

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NEW YORK (Steven C. Johnson) - As the U.S. economy slouches toward another recession and confidence in policymakers erodes, investors are coming t...

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Job Creation And The G.O.P.

The New Yorker | James Surowiecki | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Approval Rating, John Boehner, Great Recession, Double-Dip Recession, Cnn, President Barack Obama, Tax Cuts, Gop, James Carville, American Jobs Act, Stiimulus, Eric Cantor, Business News

There is no truer truism in American politics than James Carville’s catchphrase from the 1992 election “It’s the economy, stupid.” When people...

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What We Can Learn From John Maynard Keynes's Optimism

The New York Times | SYLVIA NASAR | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Unemployment, John Maynard Keynes, Sylvia Nasar, Optimism, Great Recession, Keynes, The New York Times, Economic Optimism, Great Depression, Business News

For someone who’s been dead for 65 years, John Maynard Keynes has amazing presence. Open a paper, click on a blog or TV, and, voilà, like Waldo, he...

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Boehner Admits to 'Capital Strike'

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 11.16.2011

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Robert S. McElvaine

The veil has finally been removed and the political representatives of corporate interests are letting everyone see where they are coming from and who they are serving.

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New Book: Geithner Ignored Obama Order On Banks

AP | ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 11.15.2011

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NEW YORK — A new book offering an insider's account of the White House's response to the financial crisis says that U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim ...

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