Chilling Conclusions

The economy sucks. It's not a full-blown depression yet, but jobs are scarce. I'd know. But it's not just Spokane County or Washington State — it's the whole country ...my word for it — look at this chilling chart . The entire country is turning black. That's scary. Then just today, I stumbled across this one, about Food Stamps recipients across the country (it's about one in eight people who ...

... things where I look back and was like, "Dammit! What I SHOULD have done was..." But really, WHY THE HELL CAN'T YOU KEEP YOUR PHONE ON???? But that kinda ruined the rest of the evening. Hmph. And today was anti-climactic. I did update my usajobs.gov profile. Tomorrow will be more fun. I hope to God that Express sweaters are still marked down, and I'll have my 30% off coupon. Also, The Body Shop...

News Clips

... attention of the Senate Ethics Committee." "Today's report that Senator Max Baucus ...also not invited to Obama's jobs forum in Washington last week. ..., according to a Dec. 2 USA Today/Gallup poll. Obama spent ... on finding ways to create jobs for out-of-work Americans, ... filibuster threats that we hear today." That seemed to be a ... health care" in the Senate. "Today's feigned outrage is nothing ...

The shape of things to come

...would be the Big S since I was already there for a summer, but Eric and I are open to moving anywhere. My dream jobs are in Atlanta (CNN) and McLean, Virginia (USA Today). I'd like to end up there eventually. Eric is going to Belize for six weeks in the spring on an archaeological dig. The trip will count as 15...

The white working class and the BNP - what other choices?

I dunno about the USA, but all across Europe, we are seeing the extreme Right Wing... It didn't. Kidswho signed on for new subsidised jobs were dumped after 6 months was up. It wa ...but they are. they don't get the plum jobs and the posh restaurants, they get sink estates , ... but labour started out equally small. The Greens of today understand that industrialisation is what raised the living standards ...

Another week's end, and we're still here - 11 December 2009

...libraries than McDonalds locations in the USA, but Americans spend twice as much...Have you hugged your public library today? If you’d like to ... than McDonalds locations in the USA, but Americans spend twice as ...no drawbacks. Out in the world today, burger King in the United ... and spend it on more jobs and infrastructure programs , saying that ... they say would have created jobs. So, by their own words,...

The Jim Parsons Webchat Transcription

... reason for that Miley Cyrus song, *chuckles* something about partying in the USA, or whatever. I really don't like it. But I'm so tolerant ...uhm, I feel very cultured having it in here. *unclear* *unclear* bring it today. *laughs* Oh, that's really funny. I thought it was red. I ... me feel that way, which is good. That's...them doing their jobs but uhm, and to fall back, like that, and just have my ...

Oh Crap...

...28pm: I didn't write a word on Just A Boy From Earth today, I kept getting distracted by other things. Like cleaning the kitchen and what...the big black hole that is the internet. I need to apply for jobs and stuff tomorrow too, Goddamn, why won't anyone hire me, I... religion, which all has to do with the current president of the USA. Do you agree? Oh constantly , but apparently it's not true. ...

Women gain as men lose jobs

... for men during this recession. Women held 49.83% of the nation's 132 million jobs in June and they're gaining the vast majority of jobs in the few sectors of the economy that are growing, according to the most recent ...women will become a majority of workers in October or November. The data for July will be released Friday. Read All @ USA Today

Newspaper circulation falls again: Expect more cuts

....) Star-Ledger (down 22.2 percent), reports Rick Edmonds on his Poynter Biz Blog. USA Today , hit by a slump in travel, fell nearly 18 percent . The circulation of 400 ....   In 2008, newspapers shed more than 9,000 jobs. This year, so far, newspapers have cut more than 14,100 jobs . How can such cuts in reporting and other capabilities not ...