Still a 1 percent recovery
As this rest of us struggle, America's wealthiest households are reaping big economic gains
Friday, Mar 30, 2012 4:14 PM UTC 11Politics Great Recession, U.S. Economy
Great Recession
Politics Great Recession, U.S. Economy
How the 1 percent live
Penthouse parking, a new Versailles, a bat mitzvah bash in Aspen. Salon's guide to the travails of the 1 percent SLIDE SHOW
Wednesday, Mar 21, 2012 4:15 PM UTC 58Life Great Recession
Give up your bank for Lent
San Francisco churches are withdrawing parish funds from Wells Fargo to push a freeze on foreclosures
Thursday, Mar 15, 2012 10:42 PM UTCNews Occupy Wall Street
What “other America”?
As more and more Americans slip out of the middle class, it's time to realize: There is no "culture of poverty"
Thursday, Mar 15, 2012 3:50 PM UTC 61Politics Poverty, Great Recession
Beyond a “Buffet tax”
America's enormous wealth gap is widening. It's time to add a surtax on the super rich
Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012 12:39 PM UTC 34Politics U.S. Economy, Great Recession
Trials of a stay-at-home boyfriend
It's hard being unemployed for six months. Even worse is when your girlfriend picks up the check at dinner
Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 67Life Coupling, Great Recession
Kids today still screwed
Loan debt is growing, they're stuck in service jobs, and people keep telling them to go to North Dakota
Monday, Mar 12, 2012 10:07 PM UTC 201Politics Student Loan Debt, College
The president’s good news
The jobs report is a boon for Obama, but the economy won't fully recover until consumers start spending again
Friday, Mar 9, 2012 7:22 PM UTC 114News Great Recession, 2012 Elections
The economic story Obama must tell
We need government investment to restore prosperity. The president needs to explain that in a way that makes sense
Thursday, Mar 8, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 98News Great Recession
The Sugar Daddy recession
The economic downturn has forced some women into arrangements with unsavory men, and made desperation into a fetish
Tuesday, Mar 6, 2012 4:59 AM UTC 62Life Salon -- After Dark, Sex
Welcome to the 1 percent recovery
That elite sliver reaped 93 percent of the post-recession income gains. Is extreme inequality America's new normal?
Monday, Mar 5, 2012 7:56 PM UTC 19News New Deal 2.0, Great Recession
Beyond the free market
To shape a fairer economy, we must reclaim the language of freedom. We can start by looking to Brandeis and Dewey
Sunday, Mar 4, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 83News The 99 Percent Plan
The forgotten American worker
The economy's growing, but everyday citizens are seeing a smaller share of the gains than ever
Friday, Mar 2, 2012 5:14 PM UTC 82Politics Great Recession, U.S. Economy
I fell for a Craigslist job scam
I wish I'd seen the red flags, but unemployment made me desperate enough to take a risk I now regret
Thursday, Mar 1, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 51Life Mortifying Disclosures
When my job stopped paying
After a year of unemployment, I landed a contract gig. Then the paychecks stopped coming -- but the work didn't
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 48Life F**ked, Pinched, Great Recession
Downward mobility, the new normal
Mitt doesn't realize that many of the "very poor" people he denigrates were once members of the middle class
Monday, Feb 6, 2012 8:39 PM UTC 41News Great Recession, Mitt Romney
Obama’s high-tech labor lies
We have no shortage of skilled engineers. Corporations would just rather import foreign ones on lower wages
Monday, Feb 6, 2012 2:35 PM UTC 135News Unemployment, Barack Obama
When I learned to scrape by
Hungry, jobless and pinching pennies to print resumes, I started to lose hope of ever finding a job
Saturday, Feb 4, 2012 6:00 PM UTC 69Life F**ked, Pinched, Life stories
America’s unrelenting jobs deficit
The latest numbers are good political news for Obama, but the reality for the average citizen remains bleak
Friday, Feb 3, 2012 7:39 PM UTC 29News Great Recession, U.S. Economy
When my retirement plan exploded
After my savings sank with the economy, I found myself somewhere I hoped I'd never be: The unemployment office
Friday, Feb 3, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 29Life F**ked, Great Recession
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