Ryan Lewis recession articles

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/us/20states.html?scp=12&sq=recession&st=cse
(stability of government jobs during the recession)

http://www.newsweek.com/id/161649
(opinions of other countries about how the US affected the financial recession)

Emily Rhodes- HW

My first article can be found here. It's about how Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, believes that the recession is over. But only for now. He thinks that America can bounce back quickly, but the problem lies in whether it can go back to where it was during the recession just as fast.

My second article can be found here . This article is about Obama's discussion with middle class workers about the economy and how things are looking up again. Unlike Ben Bernanke though, Obama believes the road to a complete turn around is a long one and will take a lot of work.

HW Articles- Hayden Aldredge

My first article can be found here. It is about sports in the recession. I think it offers a a different perspective than Dylan's article because it comes from the international section of the Economist, and focuses a lot on the sport of cricket, which for many of us may seem like a very odd sport. The article was written in February, when the recession was still in full swing.

The second article I chose can be found here. It was written in the New york Times in July of this year. The article is about the struggles of family businesses during the recession. This particular family runs a flag installation company based in Miami.

Ashley Jung - HW

here is my first article:
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1895832,00.html?iid=sphere-inline-bottom

this article tells that unlike Ben Bernanke's announced the financial crisis is not over yet. It says that even though the economic decline is slowing down it does not mean that the recovery is here.

my second article:
http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Money/Business/5460599-147/story.csp

this one also says the economy is not close to the recovery, but it gives you specific needs for the recovery of the economy. I found it easy to understand what should be done in the economy from reading this article.

Homework-Yariany Perez

A Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis

http://blog.mint.com/blog/finance-core/a-visual-guide-to-the-financial-crisis/

As I was searching for articles, I came across this chart and found it to be very helpful and

interesting. This article shows the process of the US getting into a financial crisis.

Most Mexicans in U.S Stay Put Despite Recession

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/21/AR2009072103407.html

This article reads on how the number of immigrants entering the US from Mexico have decreased but the number of immigrants going back to Mexico has pretty much stayed the same. They like US citizens are also toughing it out.

Homework- Rose Kouzoujian

My first article can be found here. It talks about the fact that the high number of unemployed workers could last for many years.

My second article can be found here. It talks about how the recession is ending, but even though its ending, its going to take a lot of work to get the economy to get back to the way it used to be.

Loving Couple Divorces to Stay Afloat Financially; BBC Graphs Illustrate Downturn

Loving Couple Divorces to Stay Afloat Financially

This is an interesting story that shows one of the many effects of the dried up job market. A "loving couple" is divorcing in order to collect government benefits from a previous marriage. The article is from the Huffington Post, and it is an original piece (which is unusual for them). Take a look at the comments section. The quality of those opinions may be dubious, but the quantity (14 pages of comments) certainly illustrates the reach of the new media.

BBC: Global Downturn in Graphics

This is a piece from the BBC that tries to explain the global downturn with graphic aids. Although it doesn't really explain the story behind the downturn, it does illustrate the massive government response to it. The guide really shows just how big of a mess it is. And the BBC is, of course, a pretty reliable source to use when talking about the economy.

Max Rowen's HW

The article which can be found here is suggesting the current economic crises could be like another the Great Depression.

Homework - Dylan Stilin

My first article can be found here at and is about whether professional sports are recession proof or not. I found it on ABC news after searching for "sports and recession."

My second article can be found here and is about stocks that were making a profit even during the worth of the recession. I found it on fool.com, an online investing site, after searching "playing the stocks in the recession."

Homework - Emily Watson

My first article can be found here. This article is about a Harvard study analyzing death due to patients not having healthcare, particularly because of the economic recession.

My second article, from ABC news, is here. This article speculates the effects a Swine Flu epidemic or pandemic would have on the economy. There are many other articles about the swine flu effect on the economy in different parts of the world, including the UK and Mexico, among others. I found this article through a google news search entitled "swine flu economic recession".

HW sept 19

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/business/19women.html?pagewanted=1&hp&adxnnlx=1253363532-PIch1r7eZM7ZyMSCUlhZTA
This one is from nytimes, I was just on the website looking for articles. It is about women who are going back to work after their husbands either got laid off or are having shaky times. I think this is a great thing, having more women in the work force, however, if they can get jobs, why can't their husbands? This is really interesting, it is kind of long, but I would stick with it if you can.

http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/JOBSMAP09.html
This is not an article, it's an interactive graph. I found this on the wall street journal website. This is really interesting because the red means unemployment and the green/blue means employment. Just a year ago the US was just greenish and now it is really red. See for yourself, move the toggle under the map. It is a little scary though.

new Post

This is my new post. Here is a cool site

New York Times Recession Center

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/r/recession_and_depression/index.html

Homework 9/15 Articles

Please select two articles from any news source about the current economic recession. They can be current or archived from the last year and taken from any source but be prepared to share them with the class. If you have general questions about the recession, if you do not understand its causes and effects, look for a more general information article like from a news magazine. If you are more familiar with the causes and effects of the crash, see if you can find articles more specific to a personal interest such as the housing bubble, Wall Street investment practices or the governments response such as TARP or the stimulus package. As always, try to find articles that challenge your understanding or prick a particular interest. For Thursday, be prepared to discuss both the information in the article and your source. Digital, print or video? Biased? Also this week, we will begin our blog conversations so make sure you save the citation information for each article.