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A $5 donation with your morning cup of coffee could be the first step to job creation. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robohit/2287457553/sizes/m/in/photostream/">rohobit (flickr)</a>

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Coffee and Job Creation, All in One Place

Would you like to create a job with that latte?

More women than men work in food preparation, one of the job categories expected to grow most in the U.S over the next decade, according to the Atlantic. photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/give2tech/3642436650/">Give2Tech (flickr)</a>

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Are Women Taking Over the Economy?

Are women taking over the economy?

Jacob Zuma. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53911892@N00/2964808464/">Pan-African News Wire File Photos (flickr)</a>

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Zuma's Promise

Jacob Zuma, South Africa's newly elected president, sure has his work cut out for him.

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Tina in Philly makes her own laundry detergent and cuts washcloths out of old towels. Lisa in New York pays for everything in cash and leaves her card at home so she isn't tempted to use it if she doesn't really need to.

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When Unemployment Benefits Expire

More than 700,000 unemployed workers could see their benefits run out before the end of the year.

Recession-related domestic violence is on the rise due to increased unemployment and financial strain on families. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zhokolateh/2610367613/"> Cappry Leiva (flickr)</a>

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Recession-Related Domestic Violence On The Rise

The country's economic indicators may be falling, but incidents of domestic violence are rising.

A call center in India. New U.S. policies against outsourcing jobs overseas will hurt India's IT sector the most. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgrobinson/382439150/">David Robinson (flickr)</a>

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India's Outsourcing Woes

In spite of the global recession's painful effects on most of the world's economies, India has managed to stay stable. The country even expects its economy to grow by 5 percent this year.

"Recesson commuter special." Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/3105800902/">Ed Yourdon (flickr)</a>

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Good Business Despite Bad Times

Despite the gloom-and-doom media coverage of the recession, certain industries are still doing well or even thriving.

Despite rising unemployment, average hourly wages went up 4 percent in the past year. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesyu/13042995/">James Yu (flickr)</a>

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Rising Wages Amid the Global Recssion

It's tough finding a job in this economy. There have already been 3.6 million job losses since the start of the recession.

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Getting the Facts Straight

In the latest issue of Vanity Fair, economist Joseph Stiglitz makes a simple point that historians everywhere will cheer: In order to craft the future economy, we need to really understand just what went wrong with the current one.

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Global Recession Reverses 20-Year Trend of Decreasing Poverty

The current global recession will undo a 20-year trend of fewer and fewer people living in abject poverty, according to the World Bank's Year in Review 2008 report.

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U.S. Economy Not So Great, Even Before This Recession

Our economy is shrinking, inflation is increasing, and it looks like it's time to tighten our belts and settle down for the worst. But were the times we are leaving really so great to begin with?

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