Economic recession

This video from the USA says about itself:

Cartoons from the world’s press leading up to the greatest economic crisis of modern times featuring the Gang of 3 Paulson, Bernanke and Greenspan – with a supporting cast of trillions (music by Ennio Morricone and film clips from John Osborne’s the Entertainer and Samuel’s Beckett’s Waiting for Godot).

The economic crisis continues.

USA: Public safety experts say this year’s rise in utility shutoffs will result in more deaths due to carbon monoxide poisoning: here.

Pink slips for porcupines? U.S. zoos face cuts, here.

Further slump in Turkey’s industrial output: here.

The second German economic stimulus package agreed by the grand coalition government offers huge relief to big business and a few crumbs to the population at large: here.

Britain: Bosses beg for special favours: here.