“Margin Call” DVD review

Feb. 28   Leave a Comment  

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Looking at one we missed last time around

Irish emigration 3.0: A Blast writer’s thoughts on Ireland’s recession

April 6, 2011   5 Comments  

Source : Statistical Office of the European Commission (Eurostat)

The Irish emigrated during the Great Famine of 1845 and then during the recession in the 1980s. Now, many Irish are again searching for hope abroad

Seek and employ: A Blast writer’s search for his dream job

Feb. 5, 2011   2 Comments  

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Your dream job isn’t going to just fall in your lap — especially in this economy

EarthTalk: Environmentals in a recession

Sept. 14, 2009   Leave a Comment  

Green groups are relying increasingly on volunteers to get by as contributions and grants have dried up during the economic downturn. Here two volunteers volunteer last election day at the polls, trying to get petition signatures to persuade Congress to make climate change a priority.

How have green-groups been affected by the economic downturn?

New Michael Moore film “Love Story” about capitalism

July 10, 2009   1 Comment  

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I’m not sure I’d bring a date

Recession-proof shopping

Dec. 23, 2008   Leave a Comment  

(ARA) — The days of frivolous spending habits have passed. We’ve managed to admit we’re in a recession, but how exactly do we shop — both for pleasure and for necessities — during these hard economic times? The ways to save money these days are countless and living on a tight budget is not as [...]

It’s official – we’re in a recession

Dec. 1, 2008   1 Comment  

It’s been creeping behind Americans for many months, like a slow moving hurricane blowing winds of bankruptcy and foreclosure. On a day when the Dow Jones lost almost eight per cent, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) officially announced that the U.S. has been in a recession since December 2007, according to the New York Times.