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On AlterNet: depression

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "depression"

How a Public Jobs Program Could Put America Back on Track

How a Public Jobs Program Could Put America Back on Track

Julianne Malveaux, The Progressive. November 6, 2009.
The same nation that created a Works Progress Administration in the 1930s should create another one in the 21st century.

Can Your Diet Make You Happy?

Can Your Diet Make You Happy?

Vanessa Barrington, EcoSalon. October 26, 2009.
What you eat and how you cook it can help stave off depression. What are the best foods to eat?

The Robber Barons Are Back -- Hide Your Money!

The Robber Barons Are Back -- Hide Your Money!

Scott Thill, AlterNet. October 19, 2009.
The Dow's at 10,000, and the bankers are reaping huge bonuses, but the economy in which the rest of us live is a disaster.

Ridiculous Study Blames Feminism for Non-Existent 'Happiness Gap' Between Men and Women

Ridiculous Study Blames Feminism for Non-Existent 'Happiness Gap' Between Men and Women

Barbara Ehrenreich, Tomdispatch.com. October 14, 2009.
Much-discussed study claims that women are more depressed relative to men in recent decades, when it actually suggests that neither marriage nor children make women happy.

Why We Need a Government Agency to Defend the Pursuit of Happiness

Why We Need a Government Agency to Defend the Pursuit of Happiness

Walter Mosley, The Nation. September 18, 2009.
We need to concentrate on our own happiness if we expect to make a difference in the careening technological and slovenly evolving social world of the 21st century.

New Study Exposes 2007 as the Year of the Super-Rich

New Study Exposes 2007 as the Year of the Super-Rich

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. August 18, 2009.
In 2007, the year before the Great Recession began, America's super rich partied — as never before. The evidence? We look at the year's freshly crunched income numbers.

Ben Bernanke's Bad Teachers

Ben Bernanke's Bad Teachers

Gerald Friedman, Dollars and Sense. July 29, 2009.
Bernanke has conducted an economic policy as cruel as it has been ineffective. But the blame here lies squarely on the economics profession.

Obama's Economic Reforms Should Re-structure the System -- Not Just Reform It

Obama's Economic Reforms Should Re-structure the System -- Not Just Reform It

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. June 22, 2009.
We're dealing with a political elite that is more Clintonesque than Rooseveltesque. Will meaningful change be possible?

Geithner and Summers Want More Debt Bubbles: The Result Could Be Catastrophic

Geithner and Summers Want More Debt Bubbles: The Result Could Be Catastrophic

Thom Hartmann, Smirking Chimp. April 16, 2009.
The Geithner/Summers plan seems to hinge on reinflating the debt bubble. The outcome will be inflation, a more serious crash, or both.

Who Should Resist, and Who Will Become Serfs?

Who Should Resist, and Who Will Become Serfs?

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. April 7, 2009.
If we don't stop the rapacious looting of the public treasury, we'll be left with trillions in debts and a robust police state.

Is This the Moment for a True Populist Movement?

Is This the Moment for a True Populist Movement?

Nick Penniman, Harry Hanbury, American News Project AlterNet: Video. March 31, 2009.
Everyone agrees: The populist fires are burning. But what's next?

What Would the Man Who Got Us Out of the Last Depression Do About Wall Street's Greed?

What Would the Man Who Got Us Out of the Last Depression Do About Wall Street's Greed?

Chuck Collins, Sam Pizzigati, AlterNet. March 23, 2009.
What would FDR do if he were around to see AIG's bonus bozos spit in the face of the American taxpayer?

Unemployment Benefit Claims Hit Highest Level Since 1982

Unemployment Benefit Claims Hit Highest Level Since 1982

Ryan Powers, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. February 26, 2009.
667,000 Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week.

Econopocalypse: We're Already Worse Off Than the Great Depression

Econopocalypse: We're Already Worse Off Than the Great Depression

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. February 23, 2009.
This is not good.

How Far Down the Economic Hole Are We Headed?

How Far Down the Economic Hole Are We Headed?

Frank Rich, The New York Times. February 23, 2009.
No one knows, of course, but a bigger question may be whether we really want to know.

Krugman: Who Will Stop the Economic Pain?

Krugman: Who Will Stop the Economic Pain?

Paul Krugman, The New York Times. February 21, 2009.
We're in the midst of a crisis that bears an eerie resemblance to the onset of the Depression. How and when will it all end?

We're In a Depression, Not a Recession: Here's Why

We're In a Depression, Not a Recession: Here's Why

Stirling Newberry, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. February 20, 2009.
If Bernanke were a hip hop artist, he'd be called 2Little2L8.

Army Suicides in January Outnumbered Combat Deaths

Army Suicides in January Outnumbered Combat Deaths

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. February 11, 2009.
The NIMH is spending $50 million on research to figure out why. Doesn't common sense tell us enough?

To End This Financial Crisis, Americans Are Going to Have to Get Angry

To End This Financial Crisis, Americans Are Going to Have to Get Angry

Steve Fraser, Tomdispatch.com. February 11, 2009.
FDR alone didn't pull America out of the Great Depression. The passion of ordinary citizens did. Can we do it again?

 The $800 Billion Gamble: Economists Say Stimulus Cuts Could Be 'Disastrous'

The $800 Billion Gamble: Economists Say Stimulus Cuts Could Be 'Disastrous'

Thomas B. Edsall, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 9, 2009.
There is no guarantee that the stimulus legislation will pull the country -- or the global economy -- out of its downward spiral.

People Must Stop Believing in the Free Market Fairies

People Must Stop Believing in the Free Market Fairies

Heroesall, Unstuffed AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 8, 2009.
Even now, with the world economy swirling down the S-bend, we hear some hardy souls claiming that 'the free market will fix it.'

Terrifying Numbers: A Look at the Econopocalypse

Terrifying Numbers: A Look at the Econopocalypse

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. February 8, 2009.
The current recession that the United States economy finds itself in is, by far, dramatically worse than the recessions of 1990-91 and 2001.

Suicides Surge as Financial Crisis Worsens

Suicides Surge as Financial Crisis Worsens

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. February 6, 2009.
Our readers respond to a recent story about the increase in suicides as more Americans face economic desperation.

Economic PTSD: The Psychological Effects of the Recession

Economic PTSD: The Psychological Effects of the Recession

Michael Bader, AlterNet. January 14, 2009.
We feel responsible for things we didn't do and helpless in the face of things we couldn't do.

This Looks Like the Start of a Second Great Depression

This Looks Like the Start of a Second Great Depression

Paul Krugman, The New York Times. January 7, 2009.
Will we act swiftly and boldly enough to stop it from happening?