The Thin Green Line

Wow. This is really bad news from BoingBoing. The Speaker of the House released this happy little graphic that compares the current monthly job loss rate to the previous recessions in 2001 and 1990. See that green line that looks like it saw a $20 bill on the ground? That's us.

Great Depression Photos

Reuters is featuring a series of 18 famous photos of the Great Depression. Though it is clearly a comment on the recent economic crisis, which has often been compared with the 1930s, it is difficult to say how the editors intend for it to be interpreted. It could be seen as a contrast with the past, or a hint towards the future - probably a bit of both. Check it out.