The report by the Commerce Dept. on Monday is kind of good news. Consumer spending is up by six-tenths of a percent in January. Is the US economy roaring back? No. But it is a hopeful sign. The meltdown will end, the US will survive this, but what happens next?  There are a couple of articles I...

This is interesting, maybe inspired. Josh Freese, drummer for such bands as NIN, Gun's N' Roses, Devo, Sting and others is putting out his solo work "Since 1972", with an interesting pricing policy. Instead of trying to fight illegal downloads, Freese is offering something that can't be lifted from ...

Downsizing, layoffs, buyouts. Companies are thinning herds all over the country.   The news business, in which I am a part of, is no different. Well, maybe a little different in that it's not just the economy, but technology.  The internet has changed journalism. Everyone in news knows th...

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I spent this past Thanksgiving Day in Rhoadesville, Va., documenting the fears of a General Motors family. Eleven of the Elliotts had built their lives around the automaker and took tremendous pride in their company. But on that overcast Thursday, the only industry they had ever known was in pe...

Being laid off is different for everyone.      Though I'm not buying billboard space to announce it, it doesn't bother me to say that I'm not working right now. Thousands, nay millions, are in the same boat right now, including a couple of the people who told me about six weeks ago th...

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Stop eating and drink lots of wine and coffee. New studies say it may be good for your noodle.

by Mike Kravinsky