Tag Archives: Great Recession
#FactCheck: Donald Trump And Clinton Adviser Larry Summers- Both- Predict a Recession | Blog#42
When China catches the flu, America gets pneumonia? | Precarious #Economics on Blog#42
Beginning in October 2015, many economists warned that the expected decision of Fed Chair Janet Yellen to raise interest rates was premature. Continue reading When China catches the flu, America gets pneumonia? | Precarious #Economics on Blog#42
Oh, Ben! Ben Bernanke calls Bernie Sanders a conspiracy theorist | #GreatRecession fallout on Blog#42
In his recently published book, “The Courage to Act,” Ben Bernanke calls Bernie Sanders a conspiracy theorist. Really. Continue reading Oh, Ben! Ben Bernanke calls Bernie Sanders a conspiracy theorist | #GreatRecession fallout on Blog#42
The Fed, economists, and African American #unemployment | Blog#42
Precious little is written anymore about economic policy and Black unemployment. Continue reading The Fed, economists, and African American #unemployment | Blog#42
MLK died warning us about inequality back in the 60’s | Social #Activism on Blog#42
I came across an excellent mash-up of segments from Martin Luther King’s speeches on poverty and the end of an interview of James Baldwin in PBS’ “The Negro and The American Promise.” These two men expressed, in ten minutes and fifty three seconds, far more than Thomas Piketty did in a seven hundred-page book. Continue reading MLK died warning us about inequality back in the 60’s | Social #Activism on Blog#42
Selma50: Black Lives Matter, Moral Monday, NAACP, unite!
Tony Robinson was shot to death by a Madison, Wisconsin policeman on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the March in Selma. Continue reading Selma50: Black Lives Matter, Moral Monday, NAACP, unite!
US unemployment at lowest since 2008 – but young people still can’t find work
On Friday, the jobless rate dropped to 5.5%, the lowest in seven years. But youth unemployment is rising – and some young people need all the help they can get
Continue reading US unemployment at lowest since 2008 – but young people still can’t find work
Over 50 and once successful, jobless Americans seek support groups to help where Congress has failed | Money | The Guardian
Friday 7 November 2014
When she lost her job, Lisa Casino-Schuetz fell into a depression. Then she felt the deepest fear she had ever experienced. Continue reading Over 50 and once successful, jobless Americans seek support groups to help where Congress has failed | Money | The Guardian
Living the #GreatRecession: Notes from our new digs…
We moved to an apartment complex last month from the condo we’d lived in for the last five years. Continue reading Living the #GreatRecession: Notes from our new digs…