Greenspan: Not My Fault

by Marian Wang
ProPublica, March 18, 2010, 5:38 p.m.

Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan acknowledges that the Fed did little to rein in the systemic risks banks were taking, but also said that the Fed couldn't have prevented the recession even it had acted. Most forecasting models are broken, he said.

Unemployment Insurance Borrowing Now Greater Than During 1980s Recession

by Olga Pierce
ProPublica, Feb. 5, 2010, 11:26 a.m.

California to Feds: These Stimulus Projects Are So, Like, Boring

by Christopher Flavelle
ProPublica, Aug. 21, 2009, 12:46 p.m.

Critics says more of the recovery money should have been aimed at bigger, long-term goals.

California’s Hidden Deficit: Unemployment Insurance Fund Owes $2.6 Billion

by Olga Pierce
ProPublica, Aug. 10, 2009, 8:04 a.m.

A lack of reserves have made it impossible for some states to weather the job losses during the recession.

Meet the Workers Behind the Unemployment Numbers

by Olga Pierce
ProPublica, June 5, 2009, 9:20 a.m.