Economic Crisis Is Getting Bloody

Violent Deaths Are Now Following Evictions, Foreclosures and Job Losses

Despite ever rosier economic predictions and a surging stock market, the body count from the economic crisis is destined only to grow in the weeks and months ahead.

In 2007, Jason Rodriguez was fired from his position at an Orlando, Florida engineering firm and ended up taking a job as a "sandwich artist" at a Subway restaurant. His salary was cut nearly in half and his debts mounted until, last May, he filed for bankruptcy, listing his assets at ... Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 22, 2009

Interesting opinion about an increase in violent deaths resulting from financial stress, by the associate editor of TomDispatch. Though the author provides some factual evidence to support his point, I find the overall article to be a bit alarmist, particularly its conclusions that the government is willfully ignoring this trend.

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