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Then and now

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: October 27, 2009

What is the relevance of the Great Depression to the situation we find ourselves in today? While we’re in a pretty bad recession, the U.S. isn’t close to the levels of poverty and displacement seen after the stock market crash of 1929, but there are lessons and similarities between the two events.
“I think the [...]

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The lion sleeps tonight

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: August 26, 2009

With the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy, who will pick up for the Democrats where Kennedy left off in terms of the health care debate and other key economic issues?
Conventional wisdom (and the stock market) finds that Kennedy’s absence from the Senate floor will be a blow to the health care debate, but this NPR [...]

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Frontline: Inside the Meltdown

By jake | Published: June 2, 2009

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