The arugula left has been up in arms about Whole Foods CEO John Mackey’s recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal stating that simply eating right would avoid the need for health care reform. The column resulted in a grassroots call to boycott the nationwide chain of health food stores. Knowing your audience is [...]
Despite the economic downturn, sales of guns and ammunition are growing in various parts of the country. This is the topic of the latest post on Patchwork Nation, a survey of how different types of communities are coping with the economic downturn. This morning, I chatted online with Dante Chinni, director of the Patchwork Nation [...]
The healthcare crisis is reaching a fever pitch, as more and more Americans find themselves without coverage, Patchwork Nation reported today: “When Patchwork Nation analyzed the numbers, we found that the percentage of uninsured people grew across 11 of our 12 community types in that year. And between 2000 and 2006, all 12 types saw [...]
Do you do your banking online? What about using sites like Mint.com to keep your family’s finances in order? Have you been shopping around for bigger savings online rather than running around to local stores ? If there was any question about the growing relationship between money and the Web, a new report from The [...]
With an economy larger than most countries in the world, how can the state of California be in so much financial trouble? NPR is taking an in-depth look at how the Golden State went broke, and what’s being done to dig out with a series called California in Crisis. San Francisco’s KQED has a collection [...]
From Twitter NPR: Economy Nightly Business Report Marketplace Business Desk Unknown FeedReporters and producers from around the country are attending "economy bootcamps" to understand the current downturn.
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