New Normal: Hollowing Out The Middle Class

Jobs Emergency Hollowing Out The Middle Class | Economy In Crisis
By Dave Johnson
Others say there are other structural problems and that our high unemployment is a “new normal.” Perhaps these are contributing to the problems. But let's do the things that we know we can do and need to do today, and then we can talk about ...
Economy In Crisis 

Is 8% the New Normal for Unemployment?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The U.S. unemployment rate has been above 8% for more than three long years, far above the 5.4% average of the seven full decades since the Great Depression.

'A New Normal,' Padre Dam Board Approves New Five Year Business Plan and ...
Patch.com
District plan maintains focus on improving operational efficiencies while cutting costs.

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California Progress Report
Some say automation is the cause of our high unemployment and that it will get worse. Others say there are other structural problems and that our high unemployment is a "new normal." Perhaps these are contributing to the problems. But let's do the ...

California Progress Report

Andrew Rannells on his journey to Broadway and TV stardom
Gay Star News
He is a gay man who plays a gay man on Broadway (The Book of Mormon) and a gay man on two different television series (Girls, The New Normal). 'I came to New York and had a fresh start with college. I was gay and that's what I presented to a new group...

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Continental US sets multiple heat records after blistering June
Public Radio International PRI
Sweltering temperatures in June capped off a year of record-breaking temperatures across the United States. Whether the trend is an anomaly or the new normal is something scientists are still trying to figure out.

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Reactions Magazine (subscription)
Although hard to prove for individual events, climate scientists from the US and the UK have now produced so-called attribution studies that demonstrate how climate change is increasing the odds of extreme weather overall, says Reactions' contributing ...

The heat that wilted Washington
Washington Post
Hats off to Jason Samenow, who in his July 7 Capital Weather Gang column [“High temperatures could become new normal”] provided lots of sizzling statistics on our recent record-breaking heat wave. Here's one of the few he missed: According to the U.S. ...

Guest Commentary: Time to Call Time on More QE
DailyFX
This is in large part a reflection of the “New Normal” facing western economies as we grapple with the legacy of the financial crisis and the stresses and strains arising from the shift in the balance of economic power to the Asia-Pacific region and ...

New Research: The Effects of Running Multiple Daily Deals
blogs.hbr.org (blog)
In certain businesses — restaurants, fitness centers, nail salons, to name a few — daily deals have become the new normal. I've been researching the daily-deal segment since its inception, trying to answer questions that have been vexing businesses ...

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The Digital Transformation Of Finance And What Banks Should Do About It
Forbes
Peter Hinssen, and his idea of the New Normal, that we are halfway through the digital revolution. He also inspired the whole Cloud computing discussion and the subsequent incubator projects that may result in a financial app store. - Doc Searls, the ...

Is There Still Dividend Potential In Food Retail?
Seeking Alpha
Consumer cost-cutting, in general, has become a "new normal," as consumers seek "private labels, less expensive foods, shop around for deals, make fewer trips to stores, and buy fewer items." Grocery buyers are also flocking to the Internet to find ...

Brock gives a rousing speech at NAACP convention
Hudson Valley Press
To address this 'new normal' in American society, the NAACP National Board of Directors developed a new game plan to guide our work for the next several years. Our mission remains the same - to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic ...

Gerry Harvey shelves plans for new stores as retailers warned to get used to a ...
Property Observer
"It's not a disaster, we are not going back to pre the financial crisis but that was not a normal period, there is a new normal now," she says. "If you look at total retail spending, we don't think that is going to grow all that fast, as people are ...

Gerson: Obama in denial
Longview Daily News
Up to this point, Obama has successfully finessed the issue. At some point, however, claiming to be a victim of fate just appears feeble and the lowering of expectations seems more like the acceptance of permanent decline -- a new normal less ambitious ...

Daily State Of The Markets: Do You Have A Plan For This Market Environment?
Seeking Alpha
The problem appears to be that not even "the smart money" has been able to deal effectively with the "new normal" market environment that's been with us since the financial world got turned upside down in 2008. An environment where stock correlations ...

Moonbattery » Terror Graph of the Day
By Dave Blount
“jmb says:July 10, 2012 at 2:39 pm”. A: The shaded area is what the government will ADMIT to. OR B: It's a DEPRESSION. Mr Evilwrench says: July 10, 2012 at 5:09 pm. That was our transition to the “new normal”. At least this new normal.
Moonbattery

Best & Worst of Men's Spring 2013 « DIS Magazine
By DIS
... blends, extra-wide-ribbed knits, cutaway sweaters (the asymmetrical crop top), mock necks, cowl necks, red-bottoms for men, and pinstripe wide-leg pants so long you have to wear platforms? Yes, this is menswear… and it's the new normal.
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From Weed to Food, with "Unsectored" Thinking - UnSectored
By Mark Hecker
Like any group trying to imagine a new normal, it's sometime challenging to understand what “unsectored” work might look like. In my hometown of Philadelphia, I believe that I found an example worth sharing. An opportunity for unsectored ...
UnSectored

Cooked « rurritable
By coozledad
Since science is now telling us the new normal will be entire summers hovering around 100 degrees, it looks like a quarter of the remainder of my life will be spent soaking, one way or another. I refuse to use air conditioning, because I don't ...
rurritable

Andrew Rannells: “No one cared that I'm gay”
By Greg Hernandez
It's working out pretty damned well so far: A Tony Award nomination for lead actor in a musical for The Book of Mormon, a role in the hit HBO series Girls, and one of the stars of the upcoming NBC sitcom The New Normal. He plays a gay man ...
Greg In Hollywood

The most compelling idea I've heard in a while: The great American ...
By Peter Schorsch
This “reset” on the country's economic and leadership outlook of what might be a new normal could actually benefit Obama to a small degree. If Romney tries to make too many grand promises about what he will do as president, he could be ...
Saint Petersblog

You're gonna need a bigger credit card | Hoystory
By Matthew Hoy
While the specific programs that constituted the Obama stimulus are going away, it sure looks to the naked eye that that level of spending is the new normal. mandatory-discretionary-spending-606. (via Heritage Foundation). If that spending ...
Hoystory

Dataquest : DQ CEO Series : 'We cannot chase a business merely ...
The leaders and veterans found the rules of the game changing and boom time became past glory as they struggled to make ends meet in the 'new normal'. Of the many companies that went to the brink in the mid-2000 times LSI was one, and ...
Dataquest - Infotech News India

Fast Innovation, Slow Adoption : The Growing Digital Divide ...
By Cecil
My take is that the pace will continue to grow and that the new “normal” mode is permanent change. Which means that the strategy consisting of waiting for the dust to settle to take informed decisions on all these different innovations is a very ...
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New Normal
My parents – and especially my mom – have always made extra-ordinary efforts to visit me and my husband in New York. I'll admit that I'm skilled at lining up ...
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Dinocrat » Blog Archive » The “new normal” is neither new nor normal
They might include Obama's personal likeability, gaps in Romney's strategy, or Americans' grudging acceptance of a new normal in which millions of jobs are ...
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The Middle Class and The New Normal is Non-Normal

The middle class's "new normal"
phillyBurbs.com (blog)
More likely, she will experience the "new normal" of Hopey-Changey America. That is, 99 weeks of unemployment at about half her pay, followed by a job straightening polo shirts and khakis at the Gap for one-third of her old salary and paltry benefits.

The New Normal is Non-Normal

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The New Normal is Non-Normal

Yves Bonzon, Chief Investment Officer of Pictet Wealth Management, presented his view for the year ahead in London on January 24th.
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The super PAC to end all super PACs?
Washington Times
By Luke Rosiak In a sign that super PACs are the new normal, two highly unlikely groups established the vehicles known for unlimited corporate contributions last week: an Occupy Wall Street super PAC and another created to run ads opposing — super...

Washington Times

Downward mobility, the new normal
Salon
By Robert Reich January's increase in hiring is good news, but it masks a bigger and more disturbing story – the continuing downward mobility of the American middle class. Most of the new jobs being created are in the lower-wage sectors of the economy ...

5 Dividend Stocks That Stand The Test Of Time
Seeking Alpha
The new normal of low interest rates and likely turbulence has me looking for ideas in the area of solid companies with dividends. Sean Williams of the Motley Fool picks five stocks that are likely to be least impacted by the ups and downs of the ...

India Kids Fashion Week: Hail the ten year old beauty queen!
Firstpost
.In our 24X7 media-saturated society, body anxiety is the new "normal," shared by mom and daughter alike. Reuters Years ago, when one of my closest friends turned 18, her mother pulled her aside at the clubhouse swimming pool and said, “It's time for ...

Firstpost

Twelve counties looking to collaborate
Republican Eagle
“The demographic and economic shifts these counties are responding to represent the 'new normal' for Minnesota — more services needed with fewer resources,” Bush Foundation Chief Financial Officer Greg Keane said. If the redesign works as planned and ...

The Healing Zone: What to Do After Cancer Treatment
Huffington Post (blog)
The great majority of patients are like Kathleen: faced with a "new normal" that may include chronic fatigue, pain, weakness and depression. But the point of Dr. Silver's book is that one does not have to accept this "new normal.

An Iron Grip Shows Signs of Weakening
New York Times
The speed and scope of change in the Middle East and North Africa over the past year has led the watching world to accept this as the new normal. The initial expectations in Syria last spring were that Assad would simply crush the relatively small and ...

Dear diary, this year I just need more time
ProPrint
Being busy is the new normal; it's part of the modern world. But these days, it's madness. People are stretched with work and there are demands from other sources with emails, texts and phone calls always coming in and people demanding more time.

Bigger, Leaner, Better Hogs Coming to Market
National Hog Farmer
But the most recent one has been a shift to a much higher “new normal” level and it appears that we are shrugging it off and continuing to increase hog weights. Improved genetics are a big part of that, but higher prices are now covering the higher ...

National Hog Farmer

Romney Must Offer Americans Something More: Opinion
TheStreet.com
For the record, as Ronald Reagan campaigned for reelection, his revamped, post Carter-malaise economy had rocked along at 7.5% for six quarters -- not the tepid 2% that Democrats preach is the new normal. Old Dutch believed in American Exceptionalism ...

Soul-Talk: Are You Drinking Your Own
Huffington Post
Sooner or later, upset and resentment can become the new normal. Perhaps you have heard this old cliché, which has been attributed to many over the years: Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Singapore Set to Remain Competitive: Company Registration Specialists
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The new normal economy also calls for a different approach to mitigating new risks and governing business policies. Therefore, Singapore will best create a future-ready economy by encouraging businesses and workers to keep upgrading their capabilities ...

Kinglake temporary village almost vacated
Diamond Valley Leader
Brad Quilliam, from the Kinglake Ranges Community Recovery Committee, said the town had moved into the “new normal” as projects such as the youth centre and community radio station were completed, and public buildings such as the Kinglake Middle ...

Evening's Kiss
RollingStone.com
... spirit of Wesley Willis and Daniel Johnston. "I'm still disillusioned and cool catatonic/Always in a daze without smoking that chronic," Beal rhymes over spare acoustic guitar, sounding more like Cat Power than Snoop Dogg. Welcome to thenew normal.

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ENVIRO-MANIA
WND.com
It's the new normal. Forget the bankruptcy of Solyndra and other green companies, California is going green no matter the cost. Congress wouldn't act, so California will. California can't wait. California's unique state cap-and-trade legislation to ...

WND.com

An Immigrant Student's Story: I Was a Dictionary Girl
Education Week News
Cultivating supportive academic and social environments could help students who are new to the country and the language adjust to the new normal, and begin the healing process. • Don't give up. Learning English, and adjusting to a new life and culture, ...

Education Week News

Announces Three Selections for National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board
KMVT
BLM Director Bob Abbey commended the outgoing members, saying, “Robin Lohnes and Janet Jankura served during challenging times and I commend each of them for moving the BLM forward in its efforts to achieve a 'new normal' for the Wild Horse and Burro ...

KMVT

Employment: Return of the Great Oscillation
Global Economic Intersection
In such an environment frequent business cycle oscillations could prove to be a significant damper on the stability of employment. Following the collapse of a bubble, the 'New Normal' may simply be a return to what used to be.
 
Global Economic Intersection

Seizing Sustainable Development
Project Syndicate
Fourth, we should prepare for a rough ride ahead, because extreme weather, resource scarcity, and price volatility have become the “new normal.” We need to strengthen our resilience by promoting disaster risk reduction, adaptation, and sound safety ...

Smart phones, safe kids
Herald and News
As smartphones become the new normal - and the must-have for teens and preteens - parents need to understand how the devices work and how their kids are using them, experts say. The phones have cameras, voice recorders, instant access to the Internet ...

Will we see $4 gas? Why prices are soaring at the pump
WCNC
“But I would say around Easter to Cinco de Mayo or Memorial Day (for $4 gas).” Kloza did add that while prices may go over the $4 mark, he doesn't expect this to become the “new normal.” “I would classify this as a spike,” Kloza said.

US Women's Soccer & Where The Narrative Should Lie….
The Shin Guardian
US Women's dominance is a “new normal”: women can play, and not just that, they can, at least in this culture, play better than the boys. More than that, 1999, as well as the aftermath of this summer's tournament, had a tangible impact on the youth ...

Credit Suisse cools gold breakout hopes
Mining MX
Kendall supported his notion of choppy price behaviour for gold on the basis that volatility would be “the new normal” in world markets. Volatility would also come from potential leadership changes in the US, France and China, where presidential ...

An Anxious Rockingham County After Deadly Home Invasion
WFMY News 2
Perhaps someone that comes into Larry's store where there's always an extra chair and for the first time in recent memory, a new normal for folks who like to take life slow and easy. Larry McCollum had these final thoughts, "When I would leave home for...

WFMY News 2

The More Debates, the Better
National Review Online (blog)
But I hope this number of debates becomes the new normal for primary seasons. And while I doubt it will be possible this cycle to get more than three debates between Obama and the GOP nominee (why would Obama agree?), it would be great if in the future ...

Budget in a year of pain and change
Business Times (subscription)
Mohamed Ismail: We are in a new normal after the elections, the thinking behind policies is now 'Singaporeans first'. I totally agree that the Jobs Credit is unlikely. We have not seen a crisis, how do we justify breaking the bank for millions?

The New Normal: This Militarized Empty Lot Called Home ...
By worker
From Decolonize Oakland - by Puck Lo. From the diffuse clouded sunlight, which looks and feels the same in January as it does in June, to the broken glass glinting on the sidewalks, downtown Oakland is as usual. The city barely skips a beat ...
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Chrissy retail joins the new normal - macrobusiness.com.au ...
By Houses and Holes
13 Responses to “ “Chrissy retail joins the new normal”. darklydrawl says: February 6, 2012 at 11:14 am. Forgive me if this is a silly question, but is 0.1% even significant? What is the margin for error with these numbers? Or has that already ...
macrobusiness.com.au

Sessions help educators support military children | Maine DOE ...
By Maine Department of Education
The Portland session takes place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 3, and is called “Living In the New Normal: Helping Children Thrive In Good and Challenging Times.” The session will help participants understand what the “new normal” is when ...
Maine DOE Newsroom

Morici: 2.6.12: Falling Unemployment Hardly a Game Changer but ...
By Ellen Croibier
For the record, as Ronald Reagan campaigned for reelection, his revamped, post Carter-malaise economy had rocked along at 7.5 percent for six quarters—not the tepid 2 percent that Democrats preach is the new normal. Old Dutch believed ...
Trade Reform

February 6 roundup
By Walter Olson
Is This the New Normal?” [Lenore Skenazy, Free-Range Kids; our 2000 post on "Rise of the High-School Sleepover Disclaimer"]; Spirit Airlines sets what it calls DOTUC fee, for “Dept. of Transportation Unintended Consequences” [Stoll]; How ...
Overlawyered

Solar Trade War: It Just Doesn't Matter : Greentech Media
By info@greentechmedia.com
Certainly Yingli, Suntech, Trina and others are in the process of adapting to this new normal. One can already get price quotes from Chinese solar manufacturers for trade-compliant (as well as non-trade-compliant) product ready to be ...
GreentechSolar: Projects

Today's political law links | Political Activity Law/Political Law ...
By Eric Brown
“In a sign that super PACs are the new normal, two highly unlikely groups established the vehicles known for unlimited corporate contributions last week: an Occupy Wall Street super PAC and another created to run ads opposing — super ...
Political Activity Law/Political...

"EB"ing a Mommy: A little piece of my heart.
By Courtney Roth
I don't want a new normal. I know the grieving will come, I'm just wondering how long it will take for reality to set in. I don't want this life of being able to do whatever I want. I don't want the life of not having my baby to take care of. I don't want ...
"EB"ing a Mommy

Live Webcast: Bridging the Sign-On Gap in the Cloud (Identity ...
By B Shashikumar
The new normal in the modern enterprise is to run a mixture of both on-premise and cloud applications with the objective of streamlining operational efficiency and enhancing user productivity. Enterprise users need seamless access to various ...
Oracle Blogs

8.3% Unemployment Deception | RedState
By Nikitas3 (Diary)
This is the Democrats defining “the new normal” for socialist Euro-type unemployment where we applaud bad news. But look closely at the overall situation and you will see the real truth – that Obama/Democrat policies are in fact devastating ...
RedState

Employment Chart Palooza | The Big Picture
By Anna W
If unemployment is truly at 8.26% or so, then aren't we at about the “new normal” of normal unemployment? What I mean by that is that in the past 5 years, businesses have obviously laid off a good bit of their employees. As a result, they've ...
The Big Picture

Co-existing with Customer Next - Bank Innovation
By Rajashekara V. Maiya
These are the tough choices occasioned by the new reality, the new normal and the new customer. Views: 1. Tags: Financial, banking., banks, financial, institutions, service. Like. 0 members like this. Share Twitter Facebook · < Previous Post ...
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EXCLUSIVE: DC Reveals January Digital Rankings - Comic Book ...
... that and considering incoming moves from both DC with "Before Watchmen" as an example and I'm sure plenty of new initiatives from Marvel and other publishers, do you expect that the numbers will level out and find a new normal any time ...
Comic Book News

The New Normal: Resource Poaching | Global Macro Monitor
Week in Review: Rampopotamus Continues. The New Normal: Resource Poaching. Posted on February 5, 2012 by macromon. Guess we should get used to it.
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The New Normal | Washington Week
The New Normal. Byline: By Beth Reinhard, National Journal. Mitt Romney was so chipper on the eve of Florida's Republican primary that instead of reciting a ...
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Dan Erwin - Facebook's Values as the New Normal
Facebook's organizational values are the new normal. They cut a new path in managing behavior.
danerwin.typepad.com/.../facebooks-values-as-the-new-norma...

"The New Normal" in Denver Real Estate
Denver Real Estate Blog. LIVE Urban Real Estate. We love everything about living in urban Denver. Some call us city-living experts. Want to know what's ...
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