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Uneven Economy & The Hidden Depression

March 27, 2018 9:26 pm

by John Coumarianos Are we in a depression? The question seems absurd. There has been GDP growth since 2009 and some mild inflation to go with it. In fact, this is the second longest economic expansion on record. As Robert Shiller said …

Rate Of Poverty In The U.S And The Tale Of An Uneven Recovery

April 20, 2017 6:35 pm

by Umar Farooq The official poverty measure was developed in U.S. in the 1960s in conjunction with President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. Each September the U.S. Census Bureau releases an update of the national poverty rate for the prior year. …