While the world of work-life and child care issues are the usual focus of this blog, I feel I would be remiss if I did not mention the huge struggles we are experiencing in the world economy right now.
For months, my friend and colleague Robert Paterson has been doing excellent blog postings on this topic. If you are looking for a way to better understand what is happening do spend some time on Rob's blog. You will find it to be both helpful and informative. Rob has a great way of relaying what is very complicated information.
Chris Corrigan also feels the same about Rob's postings. Here is what he wrote recently:
My friend Rob Paterson has not only lived in the high levels of the world of high finance, but has alos been through a stock market crash before, in 1987. As such the story he is telling on his blog is deep and informed, and it’s also accessible. This is because Rob cares about storytelling, and he has spent a number of years now working with public radio and television in the United States helping stations in their effort to create news that is useful. Nowhere has this been more important than now, when the meltdown in the mortgage and now the financing sectors of the American economy has devastated families and communities.
Another great source of information on this is the story that ran last evening on the CBC show,Sunday Night. The story was called The Great Wall Street Swindle. It is a very helpful summary of what is happening in the United States ecomony and how it has already impacted us in Canada. If you are looking for a quick lesson on what has happened with the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the related fallout make sure that you should watch this story.
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