50 Amazing Numbers About the (U.S.) Economy

50 Amazing Numbers About the Economy By Morgan Housel | More Articles     The Motley Fool October 21, 2011 Did you know that…  (emphasis in orange from WAMMToday editor) 50. From 1948 until 2007, the average duration of unemployment was 13.5 weeks. Today, it’s 40.5 weeks. 49. In 1982, a 30-year mortgage carried an interest rate of 17.6%. Today, it’s More

The de-politicisation of political media> Al Jazeera

The de-politicisation of political media  Ted Rall Last Modified: 28 Sep 2011 14:02   Al Jazeera English US political ideologies are converging on the right, but the power of ideas doesn’t matter in this popularity contest. The political pendulum of the US has swung so far to the right that ‘centre-left’ politicians such as Al Gore only More

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