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How are people around the world coping with the recession? How are the news media covering the global economy?  This page is your source for independent and international news and opinion on critical economic issues, via online videos, news feeds, and featured actions with our partners at NewsTrust, a social news site devoted to good journalism.

 

Stay informed and add your voice to identify and rate stories on economic issues from unemployment to government cutbacks and, most importantly, how the recession is affecting real people around the world. Become more aware about the quality of the news you consume. Sign up and start rating!

 

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Global Economy News HuntFor a week in April Link TV partnered with NewsTrust to look for and analyze the best and worst news coverage on the human impact of the global recession.

 

248 news reports and opinions about the global economy from 123 different news sources from around the world were posted for review. Click here for the Global Economy: News Hunt results!

Debt: Greece vs California

Debt: Greece vs California

(Global Pulse: April 16, 2010) A question being hotly debated by bloggers: who is buried in worse debt, Greece or California? News reports lean towards Greece as the real basket case, while TV news loves any reason to show video of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Both Greece and California are cutting deep to balance the books, and their people are hitting back with protests and anger. Will either receive a bailout, or are they both doomed to default? For this special News Hunt episode, we'll grab facts from worldwide news reports and weigh the options with both hands. To be a part of the News Hunt for good journalism on the economy go to linktv.org/economy.

SOURCES: Al Jazeera English, Qatar; Fox News, U.S; BBC, U.K; Deutsche Welle, Germany; NBC, U.S; RT, Russia

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Debt: Greece vs California

A question being hotly debated by bloggers: who is buried in worse debt, Greece or California? News reports lean towards Greece as the real basket case, while TV news loves any reason to show video of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Both Greece and California are cutting deep to balance the books, and their people are hitting back with protests and anger. Will either receive a bailout, or are they both doomed to default? Click here to learn more.

 


 

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Marshall Plan Redux: The Economic Prowess of China 

Marshall Plan Redux: The Economic Prowess of China

Economist Richard Wolff explores the complex, worrisome economic relationship between the U.S. and China. Click to watch.

ColorLines 

ColorLines: Race and Economic Recovery
ColoLines follows communities making ends meet in the Great Recession. Click to watch.

Eliot Spitzer

 

Eliot Spitzer on the Crash of 2008-2009

Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer examines whether Pres. Obama is capable of reform, or if taxpayers will be on the hook for the next crisis. Click to watch.

Where Did the Stimulus Go?

 

Where Did the Stimulus Go?
Is the U.S. economy showing signs of recovery, or is any talk of recovery dangerously premature? Political commentator Robert Reich offers insight. Click to watch.

Chimeria: U.S., China, and the Global Economy

 

Chimerica: U.S., China, & the Global Economy This episode of Global Pulse revisits China and its relationship with the U.S. and the world, from Link TV's 2009 Year-End Special. Click to watch.

Bonus Battle

 

Bonus Battle

Banks are at it again -- making profits and doling out bonuses. Bankers say to keep top people, you've got to pay top dollar, but not everyone's buying it. Click to watch.

Global Meltdown: Human Fallout 

Global Meltdown: Human Fallout
As the waves of the financial meltdown pound banks and governments, the great human cost is easily lost in the background. Click to watch.

Global Jobs Crisis 

Global Pulse - Global Jobs Crisis

76,000 jobs slashed in one day, 15,000 more the next. The global meltdown becomes a personal financial meltdown for millions of fired workers worldwide. Click to watch.

Was Iceland Victimized by Economic Hitmen? 

Was Iceland Victimized by Economic Hitmen? "Hoodwinked" author John Perkins places the blame for Iceland's economic collapse on the tactics of economic hit men from multi-national corporations. Click to watch.

Paul Krugman's Grim Economic Outlook

 

Grim Economic Outlook

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman explains that because the financial crisis was global, America cannot rely on increased trade as an economic boost. Click to watch.