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Making The Most With Less This Christmas
Two wars, severe recession, and a lot less cash to spend with. How will you be able to get smiling this Christmas?
Young, Black, and Out of Work
If there’s any particular group that’s suffering most it’s our youth. Why the American Dream is on definite hold for many young black men and women.
Have Blacks Been Shafted By The Stimulus?
Despite initially being presented as a means to help those hardest hit by the economy, it seems more money is going into the wealthier areas across the nation than poorest. Why can't government ever get it right?
The Employed Battle The Unemployed For Holiday Jobs
Those looking for a little extra cash for the holiday shopping season are going to have to compete with the loads of cash-strapped unemployed applicants simply searching for a steady check.
Should We Be More Afraid of Identity Theft?
People are broke, but are they broke enough to hop on someone else’s Wi-Fi and steal your identity to make ends meet?
The Cost of Celebrity Isn't What It Used To Be
Magazines are no longer shelling out millions to show celebrity spawn. Is the recession killing off on area of journalism?
Calls For Job Growth Grow Louder
Civil rights groups, labor groups and members of the financial industry are all calling for more action from the government to fight unemployment.
Guess Who's Shopping More
As far as consumer spending goes, the higher you are the economic totem pole the better you’re doing. Has this trend trickled down to middle class and lower-earning consumers or is it just another sign of the growing wealth gap?
Is All of That New Family Time Souring Relations?
As awful as a job loss is economically, for many households unemployment is taking an even greater emotional and psychological toll on family members.
For Job Seekers, The Past Is Prologue
With millions out of work and few jobs available employers have a lot more time to investigate job applicants. Why that should worry you and anyone else with a past.
Veterans Need More Than Just A Holiday
It’s great that we’ve given those who serve our country their own special day. But can we get them a doctor’s appointment and a bed, too?
Why Aren't Our Teens Working Like They Used To?
The number of unemployment teens has hit record highs. If teenagers aren’t working how will they learn lessons about responsibility and the job market…and what are they going to do in the meantime?
How La-La Land Is Winning The Fight Against Homelessness
Despite the state being marred in debt with high unemployment running rampant, Los Angeles County has reduced its homelessness by nearly 40%. How did they do it and what can other cities fighting chronic homelessness learn from LA?
Unemployment Tops 10 Percent, Highest Since 1983
Unemployment hasn’t been this bad since 1983, but is there a slight reason to now have hope?
Don't Call It A Comeback For Credit Cards?
A new survey says a sizable portion of the population wants to cut up their credit cards for good. Is this truly a new lease on life or merely a temporary break from a costly habit?
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