Tag Archives: recession

Greener grass across the pond

Everyone seems to have France on the brain lately, but today it wasn’t just because of the Julia Child craze that’s sweeping the nation — the recession was declared over in France and neighboring Germany. While it doesn’t seem that Europe’s good fortune is coming to the States anytime soon, the economy stateside may not [...]

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Picture this

The economy is notoriously hard to visualize – how do you take a picture that encapsulates everything that’s going on? An art movement in New York is trying to make people more aware of the economic crisis, and projects around public media are taking user-generated content into account when talking about the recession. Enjoy Banking [...]

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The hip-hop recession

Teens use poetry, music and art to talk about their first experience with recession in a new project from Minnesota Public Radio, My First Recession. By collaborating with local artists and musicians, they found ways to express how their families and communities were coping. You can also share your story — no matter which recession [...]

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What is EconomyStory.org?

When we were setting out to create a site to cover the economy, it was difficult to figure out where to begin. There’s a lot of great material already out there, but how can we as public media tell a different story that allows readers, listeners, and viewers to figure out what’s really important and [...]

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