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Roseanne Cash, backed by a conspicuously diverse band of musicians, plays under the Brooklyn Bridge in a new American tourism advertisment that all but screams: "All are welcome."

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The U.S. Recovery : Fact Sheet

Two-thirds of students graduating this summer will have student loan debt of more than $25,000.

5 reasons new graduates face a grim economic future

Posted on May 8, 2012, at 6:00 PM

As college seniors around the country prepare to leave school, even their parents might have to admit that today's grads have it much tougher than mom and dad

The U.S. Recovery : Opinion Brief

America's first tourism ad campaign: Will it bring back visitors?

Posted on May 3, 2012, at 2:08 PM

The U.S. never felt the need to lure guidebook-toting foreigners to the Statue of Liberty or the Golden Gate Bridge... until tourism plunged in the wake of 9/11

The U.S. Recovery : Burning Question

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and fellow Congressional Republicans are pushing for even deeper government spending cuts.

Are government spending cuts slowing the recovery?

Posted on April 30, 2012, at 10:51 AM

The private sector is growing faster than the broader economy, and some analysts blame government budget cuts for stalling a more robust economic comeback

The U.S. Recovery : Opinion Brief

Paul Krugman and Ben Bernanke, two of the nation's leading economists, may have to agree to disagree over how to use the Fed to create jobs.

Paul Krugman vs. Ben Bernanke: Is there a dangerous 'hive-mind' at the Fed?

Posted on April 27, 2012, at 9:30 AM

The Nobel laureate accuses the Fed chairman of blindly following the rest of the Federal Reserve, and not being aggressive enough in fighting unemployment

The U.S. Recovery : Forecast

President Obama plans to turn America's manufacturing around after decades of globalization that weakened the nation's manufacturing might.

Can Obama revive America's manufacturing industry?

Posted on April 24, 2012, at 8:00 AM

The president has pledged to restore the country's once-vibrant manufacturing sector, but his plan might be nothing more than a pipe dream

The U.S. Recovery : Analysis

President Bill Clinton in 1996: The Arkansas Democrat's entitlement reforms turned control of federal welfare money over to states, which may have left many poor Americans struggling through the recent downturn.

Did Bill Clinton's welfare reforms make the Great Recession worse?

Posted on April 9, 2012, at 11:35 AM

The '90s welfare overhaul is hailed by many in both parties as a historic success. But it's coming under new scrutiny as the economy struggles

The U.S. Recovery : Instant Guide

Over the last 10 years, the number of college graduates working in the food-service industry in big American cities has climbed 9 percent.

Is waitressing a 'real job'?

Posted on March 13, 2012, at 1:30 PM

With the economy still limping, many young job-seekers are turning to the food-service industry for work — and encountering age-old stereotypes

The U.S. Recovery : Opinion Brief

Women fared better than men in the recession, but will the recovery reverse the trend?

The 'man-cession': Good for women workers?

Posted on March 12, 2012, at 7:30 AM

Far more men were laid off during the recession than women, leading some to proclaim a profound shift in the workforce

The U.S. Recovery : The List

Warmer weather means more construction jobs this winter.

6 ways the warm winter helps the economy

Posted on March 1, 2012, at 7:00 AM

Most Americans had to shelve their dreams of a white Christmas this winter, but all this mild weather brings gifts of its own

The U.S. Recovery : Opinion Brief

President Obama visits a Boeing plant in Washington state: Three years after the president's $787 billion stimulus was signed into law, critics argue that Obama's policies have failed to help the economy.

The economic recovery: Proof Obama's stimulus worked?

Posted on February 22, 2012, at 9:00 AM

After years of sputtering, the U.S. economy seems to be picking up steam. But Republicans say the president's policies have only gotten in the way

The U.S. Recovery : Controversy

Traders on the New York Stock Exchange: The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached 13,000 points on Tuesday for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis.

Is the U.S. in the middle of a 'false recovery'?

Posted on February 21, 2012, at 2:57 PM

Stocks are up. The unemployment rate is down. But that was also true a year ago, and back then, things didn't exactly work out like we hoped

The U.S. Recovery : Opinion Brief

Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf during Senate hearings last year: The CBO has released grim new predictions for the U.S. economy.

Is D.C.'s deficit obsession undermining the economic recovery?

Posted on February 1, 2012, at 10:51 AM

A new report forecasts sky-high deficits for years without immediate, tough cuts — but alternative approaches are just as troubling

The U.S. Recovery : Opinion Brief

Traders on the floor of the NYSE: Our currency economic crisis has some troubling historic parallels with the "Long Depression" that began afflicting America in the 1870s.

Are we at the beginning of a 25-year recession?

Posted on December 15, 2011, at 10:39 AM

The world economy faced a similar slump in the 19th Century. And it wasn't pretty

The U.S. Recovery : Best Column

If there was no paper money, says Matthew Yglesias at Slate, then the Fed could slash interest rates below zero, and Americans would have no choice but to spend money or see the value of their savings go down.

Could killing cash save the economy?

Posted on December 13, 2011, at 12:35 PM

Scrapping paper money would allow the Fed to slash interest rates below zero and jumpstart economic growth, argues Matthew Yglesias at Slate

The U.S. Recovery : Opinion Brief

A customer carries shopping bags on Black Friday: The first day of the holiday shopping season saw record numbers of shoppers and sales.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday's record sales: A good omen?

Posted on November 29, 2011, at 2:31 PM

The holiday shopping season is off to a booming start. But do stampedes of bargain-hungry Americans really prove the economy is back on track?

The U.S. Recovery : Opinion Brief

A couple considers purchasing a car at a Chrysler dealership in Florida: Increased vehicle sales were one factor that helped boost the U.S. economy grow at a 2.5 percent pace in the third quarter.

The economy's 'surprising' growth: 'Is the recovery back on track?'

Posted on October 28, 2011, at 9:22 AM

In a rare bit of good news, the feds announce that the U.S. economy grew at a 2.5 percent rate in the third quarter. Time to talk about green shoots again?

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