RECOMMENDED MAPS: Maps show impact recession is having on the United States by county and how federal stimulus dollars are being spent on transportation projects by county

Click the map below to see how counties are performing in the recession. The interactive map measures the cumulative impact of unemployment, foreclosure, and bankruptcy on counties across the United States.Economic Stress Map

This interactive map illustrates—by county—the federal stimulus dollars that are being applied toward transportation projects (and what type of transportation projects). Click the map to see what kind of transportation projects are being announced in counties across the United States.Economic Stimulus Map

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VIDEO: Jon Stewart vs. Joe Scarborough and Jim Cramer

Jon Stewart’s Jim Cramer interview:

Cramer Responds to Stewart w/ Help from Scarborough:

On “The Daily Show,” Stewart puts pressure on Cramer and his network, CNBC. Then, Cramer goes on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” where Joe Scarborough called Jon Stewart an ideologue. Isn’t the word ideologue normally reserved for advocates of an uncompromising idea (e.g., the politics of president George W. Bush)? Certainly, liberalism as an idea is much more accepting and much more all encompassing than conservatism—especially neoconservatism. Furthermore, the Republicans of Newt Gingrich and Tom Delay were far from compromising.

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FINANCIAL CRISIS: Jon Stewart shows that CNBC is clueless in video montage

Jon Stewart does a excellent job illustrating why we shouldn’t follow CNBC’s financial advice.

Jon Stewart’s Epic CNBC Rant: Best Moments: Condensed version of the video above

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FINANCIAL CRISIS: Chart illustrates bear markets over the years

An interesting chart comparing historical and more recent bear markets can be found at dshort.com. The current bear or declining market is updated daily at dshort.com as well.

bear-market

Via Andrew Sullivan

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