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Around the Nation
Unemployment Rate Stories From Very Different Places
On Friday, the March unemployment report adds more to the mix. But all these numbers represent people, and people relate to them differently. Of course, personal experiences have a lot to do with the differences. But another factor is the community where one resides.
Economic hardship grows again, showing rough road aheadThe great recession, as some call it, began in December 2007. Toward the end of last year, there was some improvement, such as when the economy posted growth. But now, a new set of economic indicators shows that for many communities, the trouble is a long way from subsiding. Patchwork ... Where the biggest jumps in food stamps have beenThere are any number of ways to chronicle the great recession of 2008-09, but one of the most graphic is looking at a simple question: how hard is it for people to get food to eat. Food stamp rolls have grown by more than 10 million during the past two ... Can Congress tackle global warming during a recession?On Wednesday, something happened on Capitol Hill that drew little fanfare outside the Beltway: Senate Democrats proposed climate-change legislation to limit greenhouse-gas emissions and create a market for pollution permits. There were no high-profile town-hall meetings, such as those for healthcare, or marches on the capital – although these have happened ... Healthcare reform's big question: What will it cost me?When you get past the $900 billion price tag and how things like the “health insurance exchange” work, the math behind the 2009 healthcare reform debate is actually pretty simple. There are about 46 million Americans without insurance, and, for most of them, the idea of reform is tantalizing. For ... |
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