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Hard Times Leveling Off In Patchwork NationSeptember 16, 2009
As economists and politicians point to a possible economic turnaround, Patchwork Nation's September Hardship Index found that troublesome economic indicators are starting to level off, as they did in August, yet times are still getting tougher in some places. "The level of hardship by community in some ways is flattening -- you could see that as a sign that the recession may be abating -- but what it also means is in some ways the pain has gotten more evenly spread around and in some ways people are feeling worse even," said Patchwork Nation project director Dante Chinni in an interview with the Online NewsHour. Listen to Chinni's full interview:
As the U.S. recovers from financial turmoil, the economic landscape will be different, and people will need to adjust to those changes, he said. "The real concern, even after the recession is that there's something bigger going on in the U.S. economy and it's about the restructuring of the economy," Chinni said. "Those people right now that are waiting for jobs, that don't have jobs, that's not just about the recession. Those are structural problems. And what it means is that we really need to re-imagine the American economy." |
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Recent Reports  How to Not Let Mistakes Define YouSkeptics of prison reform should take note of one Anthony Cardenales, a former inmate who did 17 years for homicide. He earned an associate's and then a bachelor's degree through the privately-funded Bard Behind Bars, and is working his way up the management ladder at an electronics recycling company -- and working up fast.
 Saving: Brought To You By the Letter 'S'How to get us to save, the importance of self-control. Weighty issues deserving of discussion in the light of last Friday's visit to Sesame Street. But what America wants to know, I'm guessing: What's it like to interview Grover? (Not the tax-axing Norquist, of course, but the non-political blue blur of fur whose first name alone suffices, in the manner of Madonna, Bono, or Snuffleupagus.)
 A Young Vet and His DogIn this web exclusive video, we profile 26 year old Chris Goehner, who deployed twice to Iraq as a hospital navy corpsman (which is similar to a paramedic, Goehner says). He's one of the 18 1/2 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan vets who have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depression since coming home.
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