State of the U.S. economy:

State of the U.S. economy:

"The Growing Case for a Jobless Recovery"
Mark Thoma, Economist's View, October 22, 2009
Additional evidence that the odds of a jobless recovery are increasing.
http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2009/10/the-growing-case-for-a-jobless-recovery.html

A Clarion Call For Jobs
Newt Gingrich and Dan Varroney, Forbes, October 21, 2009
Five tax changes that would bring work to America.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/21/unemployment-capital-gains-payroll-tax-opinions-contributors-gingrich-varroney.html?feed=rss_opinions

How is the American auto industry doing?
Free Exchange, Economist.com, October 21, 2009
Not all that encouraging, but Stephen Rattner, who shepherded GM and Chrysler through bankruptcy as head of Barack Obama's auto task force, still feels fairly optimistic.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2009/10/how_is_the_american_auto_indus.cfm

The Panic of '08: Recession Cause or Effect?
Casey B. Mulligan, Economix, October 21, 2009
Recent research questions the claim that the financial panics themselves contributed to their contemporaneous and severe employment downturns, an economist writes.
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/the-panic-of-08-recession-cause-or-effect/