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Times of Crisis
ReutersOn September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers became the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, its collapse paralysing the global financial system. Spanning 365 days of upheaval, we see how lives everywhere have changed as a divergent world embarks on a new era of historic uncertainty. More…
A Southern California Cul-de-sac Reshaped by Foreclosures
The New York TimesMeet the families of Beth Court, a block in Moreno Valley, Calif., about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, which has been reshaped by the housing bust and recession. Their experiences reflect changes in communities across the country. More…
Hard Scrabble Scrapbook
St. Petersburg TimesThe Great Depression has been used as a sort of economic yardstick to give us an idea of how bad our economy and our lives might be in comparison. Times artist Don Morris has set out to capture scenes from everyday life that evoke the images captured in photographs during the Great Depression of 80 years ago. More…
Voices From The Recession
The Washington Postn occasional series of video stories about the economic downturn's impact on people and places throughout the D.C. area. To see their stories, roll over the people below to get more information. More…
Times of Recession
University of MinnesotaIn the midst of a broad-based economic crisis affecting nearly all sectors of the economy, University of Minnesota student McKenna Ewen went beyond the numbers to show how the recession has shaped his home state of Minnesota. More…
Help Wanted: When Layoffs Hit Home
Over the past two months, The Plain Dealer and online partner cleveland.com began a massive effort to interview, photograph and video 88 Northeast Ohioans whose jobs were swallowed by the cratering economy. Today we launch the first of what will become many installments over the coming months of a multimedia project chronicling their trials and their joys. More…
Portraits Of The Unemployed
National Public RadioAs the U.S. struggles with a deepening recession on track to become the worst in more than two generations, the impact is being felt across all states, industries and income levels. Meet some of the faces behind America's unemployment numbers. NPR will be checking back with them periodically as they hunt for that increasingly hard-to-find commodity: a job. More…
The Geography of a Recession
The New York TimesJob losses have been most severe in the areas that experienced a big boom in housing, those that depend on manufacturing and those that already had the highest unemployment rates. More…
Obama's 2010 Budget
The Associated PressTrillion is the new billion. No longer is it a billion here and a billion there that add up to real money. Swap a "t" for the "b" if you want a measure of what's at stake under President Barack Obama's first spending plan. This interactive looks at aspects of the Obama budget proposals. More…
Like Ripples In a Pond
St. Petersburg TimesWhat happens when a home builder goes out of business? We found the ripple effects of one company's demise told a larger story of the bay area's sinking economy. More…
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