Marketplace for September 7, 2011
The latest government figures show nearly 50 million Americans don't have enough to eat, about the same since the recession began.
The unemployment rate is roughly 9%. And some say that's going to last for years — unless a major policy shift happens.
Has the shift in funding and disaster preparedness — away from natural disasters and towards counter-terrorism — made America less prepared for Mother Nature?
Colin McDonald, environment reporter at the San Antonio Express-News, discusses the latest on the Texas wildfires and how much damage they've caused.
A big labor shift is underway as 42 million Americans settle for contract work and freelance gigs amid a shortage of traditional 9-to-5 jobs.
The Internet company just isn't what it used to be — mostly because that identity lacked focus.
Long periods of unemployment can cause major psychological shifts in individuals and in society as a whole.
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