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Holiday stress

The theme movies on TV and Christmas carols on a loop at the mall may have you picturing a Courier and Ives-esque trip home for the holidays, but for many Americans, the holidays cause a huge amount of stress and anxiety. A recent report from the Caron Institute found that budget tightening increased holiday stress. [...]

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Mapping the global economy

Times are hard in the U.S. But how do they compare to the downturn worldwide? A World of Trouble is an interactive map showing unemployment and other hardship indexes by country and connecting them with real-life examples. For instance, the entry for China talks about how many fewer migrant workers are seen in Beijing now [...]

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Poverty and parks

It’s summer vacation time, when families hit the road and see some of the nation’s most treasured places — national parks. While stimulus funds help keep the parks ready for visitors, many who live near these well-preserved areas are facing hard times. In Flagstaff, Arizona, near the Grand Canyon, nearly one in three people need [...]

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