Unemployment | Susan Bodnar PhD

Numbers Don’t Tell The Whole Story

September 13, 2012 by Susan Bodnar

Does being self-reliant mean a person can’t also have needs? Is the success of the wealthy also built upon the working and middle classes? Are those stricken by poverty affected by the more resourced classes? Some thoughts about this at the InAmerica blog at CNN.com.

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Going Back To Work, Differently

February 8, 2011 by Susan Bodnar

As unemployment decreases ever so slightly, those people lucky enough to return to work after a period of professional stagnation are raising new questions. How can it be different this time? As bad as the recession was, and it really, really was very bad, it also enabled workers, especially professionals, to reflect upon how they […]

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Facing Unemployment: Going Local

February 16, 2010 by Susan Bodnar

The United States economic outlook is bleak, and predictions for the cultural fabric rather ominous. Don Peck writes in this month’s Atlantic that joblessness “is likely to warp our politics, our culture and the character of society for years to come.” While I tend to agree, I’m also working hard with folks on what to […]

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