Michael's Blog Postings
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.
