The Aughts

The Lost Decade: Zero Net Job Creation From 2000-2009

Washington Post | Neil Irwin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Incomes, Gdp, Lost Decade, The Aughts, Economy, American Workers, Financial Crisis, Business News

For most of the past 70 years, the U.S. economy has grown at a steady clip, generating perpetually higher incomes and wealth for American households. ...

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6 Terrible Names People Are Trying to Give This Decade

Cracked.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Decade, The Bush Years, The 2000s, The Aughts, The Zeros, The Naughties, Comedy News

There are a little less than three weeks left in this, the so far awesomest decade of the 21st century. But bizarrely, no one seems to have settled on...

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Pakistan in the Aughts: Devastation and Carnage

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Inter Services Intelligence Agency, Decade in Review, Pakistan Bombing, The Aughts, Pakistan, World News
Saad Khan

Pakistanis have been bearing the brunt of their leadership's screw-ups for decades and the aughts were no different.

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Best Films of the '00s (Zeros/Aughts)

Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Film, The Aughts, The Zeros, Movies, Cinema, Entertainment News
Michael J.W. Stickings

It's been an interesting exercise looking back over the decade in film. Wrapping up a year or a decade or whatever with "best of" lists allows one to reflect on what was, and on what was excellent, and to celebrate excellence.

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The Decade In Literature

GOOD | Anne Trubek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reading, Twilight, Stephen King, Literature, Bestsellers, Fake Memoirs, Multitasking, The Aughts, Social Networking, The Decade, Books, Harry Potter, The Da Vinci Code, Graphic Novels, Dan Brown, Books News

The Aughts saw the birth of readerly social networking, a flowering of graphic novels, and a bunch of faked memoirs. Books about health and food contr...

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The Joy Of Mere Existence

Todd Greene | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ebenezer Scrooge, Holiday Season, 2010, The-Naughties, Happy New Year, The Aughts, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Todd Greene

I usually don't observe holidays nor do I get overly festive and become bloated with jolly good cheer. I essentially think everything is meaningless until we choose to imbue it with meaning.

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