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Obama is More Hoover than FDR
It's 1933. This time, however, Hoover got reelected. Can we hold out until 1937 for a president who understands that we need 10 million new jobs, and that we need them yesterday?
With 'American Casino,' Andrew and Leslie Cockburn Recast the Recession as Civil Rights Storynew
With more spark than a Frontline documentary and less pretense than whatever Michael Moore has cooking, American Casino is the best film so far to explain the US economic crisis.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
10-01-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Animated Cartoon: Obamanomics 101
Obama says we're losing fewer jobs. Because, of course, there are fewer jobs left to lost.
Cartoon: Recovery is at Handnew
Each month, fewer jobs are lost than the month before. Which is because there are fewer jobs left to lose.
College Guide: College During a Recession is as Bad as it Seemsnew
Four students, ranging from junior college to the just-graduated, weigh in on how the college experience is different during a recession.
North Bay Bohemian |
Daniel Hirsch, Jackie Johansen, Cassandra Landry and Denis Lindsay |
08-20-2009 |
Culture
The Recession is Ending, but Only for Banks and Investors ... The Rest of Us Are Still Screwednew
It's over. The depression, recession, whatever you want to call it -- it's over. The corporate media told me so.
Calgary Women Hired While Men Get Firednew
While studying poverty issues, non-profit group discovers that men are losing jobs while women are making gains.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeremy Klaszus |
08-06-2009 |
Economy
Creating Jobs, Unfortunately, Doesn't Seem to be an Obama Priority
Obama's plan is Reaganomics redux. Give trillions of dollars to big corporations, he argues, and they'll use it to capitalize new ventures, hire workers, and unclog the credit markets. Eventually.
The Economy of Las Vegas' Dining Scene Remains Strongnew
Only the stodgiest observer will hesitate to call Vegas a great restaurant city. It is a food destination, one constructed in unique haste without the strongest foundation. Could it all come crumbling down in this economic free fall? Nope.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Brock Radke |
07-17-2009 |
Food+Drink
What Is Killing the East Bay's Soul Food Restaurants?new
The recession has been hard on restaurants of every type, but it's been particularly hard on the owners of soul food, Caribbean, or Louisiana kitchens
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
07-15-2009 |
Food+Drink
Despite Hopes, Incoming Soldiers Won't Bolster Colorado Springs' Housing Marketnew
Take close to 6,000 soldiers -- many with families -- and make them move to Colorado Springs. Add a federal program meant to help troops with reassigned units sell their homes, and sprinkle in some hope that the local housing market has bottomed out. You have the makings for a healthy local housing boom, save for one crucial thing: Many soldiers are in no position to buy.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
07-14-2009 |
Housing & Development
Cash for Clunkers: Buckets of Bolts for the Low, Low Price of $1 Billionnew
Theoretically the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) -- aka "Cash For Clunkers" -- sounds like a swell idea. But it's also pretty pie-in-the-sky. I'm not the first to notice that this bill assumes that there are lots of people driving around a car that is worth less than $4,500 and can actually afford a new car.
Pasadena Weekly |
Jennifer Hadley |
07-13-2009 |
Economy
Orlando Opera Fans Get the Shaft, While the Former CEO Gets a Cruisenew
The Orlando Opera recently suspended its operations and filed for bankruptcy. Meanwhile, the opera board paid off contracts, gave its employees severance pay and, in a particularly stunning display of tone-deafness, now wants to send the CEO who oversaw the opera's collapse on a Caribbean cruise as a birthday surprise.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
06-25-2009 |
Theater
Foreclosure and Its Aftereffects in East Oaklandnew
The wave of foreclosures affecting East Oakland and other low-income neighborhoods has been accompanied by a related wave of blight, decay, and crime.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
06-24-2009 |
Housing & Development
South Florida's Housing Crisis Leaves Behind Ghost Towersnew
During the past decade, South Florida's landscape was transformed by a real estate frenzy, part of the biggest home-price boom in American history. But the only thing more stunning than the housing market's steep climb was its precipitous fall.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lisa Rab |
06-23-2009 |
Housing & Development
