economy Archive
Groundhogs day is upon us yet again, no not the one in February, the one where Congress waits to the last possible moment to try and compromise on legislation that will not cripple America and its people. There is no easy way to say this, Congress is failing …
A few weeks ago I admitted skepticism about a compromise on the fiscal cliff. I cited the debt ceiling debacle as proof. It seems like American’s are getting more of the same. Democrats and Republicans are again at a stalemate over the fiscal …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer This BBC article is a prime example of the impacts that the economy has on food consumption, and as a result health. Austerity in Britain is altering the eating habits of thousands, causing …
By Michelle Sicignano, LMSW, SJS Staff Writer Choosing an austere lifestyle, much like the majority of the population he presides over, the President of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, is the “world’s poorest president.” Shunning a lifestyle of consumption, in favor of …
By Georgianna Reilly, L.M.S.W. SJS Staff Writer America has it bad, this was made clear by both parties in the election. But, one needs to only look across the Atlantic Ocean to see that we could in fact be much worse off. …
A new worry in the current economic crisis; epidemic outbreaks. Due to severe cut backs in state and federal agencies, we might be at risk for a rise in disease and epidemic outbreaks. Budget cuts have made many agencies drop workers, services that …
Outside of a Miss America contest we hear very little about world hunger, which as national economies fail across the world, should actually be an open issue. What some might not realize is that this growing concern is that not …
Superman is adding his name to the unemployed census in a recent turn of events in the comic book world. “Information has been replaced by entertainment” is just one of the reasons Clark Kent(alter ego) cited for his departure from …
Our economy and good paying jobs is directly tied to our educational system and our labor and business policy. In a recent CNN Money article, Why Apple will never bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States,the author noted Candy …
There is a line from the presidential debate that I cannot seem to get over. It concerns the fear of China as a world’s superpower. It has popped up in the past four or so years as a warning, a …
