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The Great Recession: Counting Costs, Contemplating Change
A new survey by the Pew Research Center says that more than half of the nation's working adults have been directly hit by the recession. While the personal costs are high, the changes in individual lives will undoubtedly affect the broader social landscape.
By Sara Terry • • 1 min readA new survey by the Pew Research Center says that more than half of the nation's working adults have been directly hit by the recession. While the personal costs are high, the changes in individual lives will undoubtedly affect the broader social landscape. Will this kind of economic and institutional upheaval lead to the kind of shared sacrifice Americans experienced during World War II? How will young people, the so-called Millennial Generation, plan for a future that seems less secure?
Sara Terry
The Aftermath Project
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Darrell Satzman
Producer
Ron Brownstein
Senior Editor, The Atlantic; political analyst, CNN; author
Peter Goodman
New York Times / International Business Times
Katherine Newman
Director, Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies