Real Misery Index

Marcus Baram

HuffPost's Real Misery Index: Nearly One In Six Americans Are Jobless Or Underemployed

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


The rise in unemployment continues to devastate Americans, according to the latest update of the Huffington Post Real Misery Index. The index rose ...

Marcus Baram

The Real Misery Index: Unemployment Increases The Hardship

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business


The rise in unemployment continues to prolong the hardship for millions of Americans, according to the latest update of the Huffington Post's Real Mis...

Marcus Baram

The Real Misery Index: State Of The Economy Remains Gloomy

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business


Consumer confidence is on the rise and home prices have rebounded slightly, but things are still pretty miserable for millions of Americans, according...

HuffPost's Real Misery Index: Recalculating The Hard Times

Posted 08.20.2009 | Business


Research assistance by Cara Parks The Huffington Post has developed a new feature that aims to provide a more accurate gauge of what is happening in ...

Keeping the Spotlight on Lobbying Outrages and Economic Hard Times

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business


Arianna Huffington

News stories about lobbyists undermining reform tend to pop up, make our blood pressure rise, then quickly drop off the media radar until the next outrage grabs our attention. Which is why we have launched HuffPost's LobbyBlog, an ongoing, consistently refreshed, collection of the latest information on lobbying, lobbyists, and the tragic impact they are having on our lives.