Economic Expansion: Teen Girls Gain Weight During Downturns
Lean times make for chubbier teenage girls. That's the conclusion of a newly published study that suggests the current recession may exacerbate the nation's obesity problem.
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How We Got in Over Our Heads
Update: A political economist argues our high levels of consumer debt derive more from political decisions than from economic conditions.
At the Bleeding Edge of the Great Recession
Way back in November, our Lewis Beale predicted that Hispanics would be on the bleeding edge of the…
Hispanic Workers at Cutting Edge of Recession
Latino unemployment already trends two-thirds higher than that of whites — an ominous portent for bad times.