U.S. Loses 4,000 Jobs

American Voices

September 12, 2007 | ISSUE 43•37

The U.S. economy lost 4,000 jobs last month—the largest drop in four years—raising fears of a recession. What do you think?

So what? A recession just means people will start drinking off-brand soda. Doesn't matter to me as long as I still get five cents a can.

Alma Peters
Pollster
Good. Working sucks!

Dale Landmark
Ice Cream Truck Driver
This can all be remedied through interest rates. How it's done and to what extent I haven't a clue, but interest rates are the key.

Ivan Paymer
Systems Analyst

Burmese Pythons Exterminating Everglades Mammals

02.02.12 | ISSUE 48•05

A study in the journal Proceedings Of The National Academy of Sciences links a drastic decline in raccoons and other mammals in the Florida everglades to the introduction of Burmese pythons.
Facebook To Launch IPO

02.01.12 | ISSUE 48•05

Social networking site Facebook is expected to go public this week and will likely become the largest tech IPO in history.
Chevy To Sticker Cars' Environmental Impact

01.31.12 | ISSUE 48•05

Beginning with its 2012 subcompact Sonic, Chevrolet will begin providing information on the lifetime environmental impact of its cars.
Dogs Domesticated Earlier Than Thought

01.30.12 | ISSUE 48•05

The discovery of a jawbone in a Siberian cave may indicate the domestication of dogs took place 30,000 years ago, 16,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Oklahoma Bill Would Ban Use Of Fetuses In Food

01.27.12 | ISSUE 48•04

A bill introduced by Oklahoma state senator Ralph Shortey would prohibit the use of aborted fetuses in food products.