What was the extent of the international impact of the American Great Depression compared to the economic crisis today? What are (scholarly) resources that might help answer this question?
posted by msk1985 on Oct 12, 2009 - 4 answers

I feel like I really need to decide between pursuing two career paths that each have their own advantages. I feel like I could be happy or unhappy in either one. I've been putting off the decision essentially for 5+ years now, and it's finally coming to a head. I need advice, coin flips, anecdotes, flowcharts, whatever you've got. Hope me break this down, mefi. [more inside]
posted by !Jim on Sep 17, 2009 - 12 answers

I turn 40 soon, married. A few years ago I had what I believe to be a major spiritual awakening, but it really hasn't "stuck", to the core anyway. I have since found the pendulum swing far the other way to where I'm a surprised to find i'm now inclined to: drink to excess, flirt with women (some pretty young), smoke marijuana/ tobacco, listen to stuff like Kid Rock and relishing the vulgarity/attitude, watch porn - (this is mostly all "private" behavior) is this all indicative a midlife crisis situation? or "spiritual backlash"? or do i need to come to terms that i've taken a road down towards creepville?
posted by anonymous on Aug 18, 2009 - 30 answers

How do I get out of a career trap of my own making? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 30, 2009 - 8 answers

How has the process of renting an apartment in Brooklyn changed because of the current economic crisis? [more inside]
posted by airguitar2 on Jun 24, 2009 - 7 answers

CrisisFilter: when I'm in a meeting and there's a question that everyone looks at me to answer, I burn up - I feel my face redden, my ears start to glow and my back heats up and starts to sweat. Why is this a crisis? I've just been made Training Manager. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 12, 2009 - 12 answers

What responsibility does the Bush administration bear for the current financial crisis? [more inside]
posted by Lownotes on Mar 25, 2009 - 28 answers

How do you get out of a midlife crisis without destroying your life? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 19, 2009 - 22 answers

How has the financial crisis affected the nonprofit sector? [more inside]
posted by drea on Mar 15, 2009 - 26 answers

My father lost his wife and home to a fire. He's been living with us for six months and now I need to nudge him toward finding his own place. Am I a heartless bastard? [more inside]
posted by likeSoy on Mar 10, 2009 - 20 answers

Will cultural differences always matter? [more inside]
posted by AMP583 on Feb 8, 2009 - 26 answers

So, what does the financial and political collapse in Iceland mean for the average citizen? Can anyone give me some anecdotes about how daily life has changed in the past few months? [more inside]
posted by borkingchikapa on Jan 27, 2009 - 14 answers

My grandma (who I am very close to) recently went into a diabetic coma, had to have a leg amputated, and almost died. Obviously this has been a tough time for me. But, with the support of my family and many of my friends I am okay. What I find quite alarming was/is the absense of support from two of my closest friends. [more inside]
posted by sixcolors on Jan 12, 2009 - 55 answers

I'm about to graduate with a BS in electrical engineering. I never had an internship, co-op, etc., and I have a kinda crappy GPA. Where do I begin my job search? [more inside]
posted by Team of Scientists on Dec 14, 2008 - 7 answers

If retailers are being hit hard with a recession, then why am I not finding bargains? [more inside]
posted by abdulf on Nov 14, 2008 - 15 answers

Costume Filter: I'm going as the subprime mortgage crisis this year. Need some help figuring how to pull this off. [more inside]
posted by cazoo on Oct 9, 2008 - 29 answers

Are there any non-regulatory policies that could have prevented the economic meltdown? [more inside]
posted by murphy slaw on Oct 8, 2008 - 13 answers

I'm trying to find out how much stock prices fell in their respective stock markets during three of the following "Big Five" financial crises: Spain(c.1977), Norway(c.1987), Finland(c.1991). Harvard's Rogoff claims a 20% average decline but this seems wrong given that the declines in the other Big Two crises, Japan and Sweden alone were 80% and 45% respectively.
posted by storybored on Oct 4, 2008 - 2 answers

Current_financial _crisisFilter: Where can I read the single best arguments for government intervention to rescue the financial markets and economy, and the single best argument for zero/minimal government intervention in this current financial crisis? (Looking for links to articles, blog posts, etc -- not opinions -- from MeFites...)
posted by chefscotticus on Sep 30, 2008 - 6 answers

If the credit crisis is caused by falling housing prices and excess housing inventory, why doesn't the government just buy up 2,000,000 houses at an average of $350,000 each ($700,000,000) and hold them until housing values rebound. If you're going to artificially prop up home prices, this seems just as efficient as handing the cash to banks.
posted by Crotalus on Sep 27, 2008 - 20 answers

Is the credit crunch (and every other economic crisis) an inevitable result of selfish attitudes? [more inside]
posted by Chris4d on Sep 26, 2008 - 6 answers

I've tried to be a boyscout in preparations for everything. Oil and water in the car. First Aid and fire retardant in every room. Etc, etc. I've also tried to be prepared for what many call EOTWAWKI, the End of the World as We Know It. Not in a survivalist way by more in line with common sense. Now, I'm trying to figure out how much further to dive in. [more inside]
posted by damiano99 on Sep 25, 2008 - 18 answers

How to keep a recovering alcoholic (going through his quarter-life crisis) occupied? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 22, 2008 - 20 answers

Please help me help my partner through his career crisis. And help me deal with it, too. [more inside]
posted by Work to Live on Sep 18, 2008 - 14 answers

How do I move back to New Orleans? Or, in light of the economy here and elsewhere, should I stay in Baton Rouge and suck it up? [more inside]
posted by ultraultraboomerang on Jul 10, 2008 - 7 answers

I lost myself somewhere in the fray - help me draw a map to get myself back. [more inside]
posted by Eudaimonia on Jul 8, 2008 - 31 answers

What does it take to be a doctor (MD)? And what does it take to be a doctor (PhD)? Torn about what path to pursue, [more inside]
posted by Eudaimonia on May 25, 2008 - 12 answers

Can this relationship/marriage be saved? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 22, 2008 - 89 answers

Background: I am 41 years old. I am 16 credits shy of graduating with a BS in Mathemathics. my GPA is 2.79, I have over 250 hours of attempted coursework, 144 of that is being counted towards my degree. I program and design software systems for a living. The Problem: I really love math and computer science but I am lousy at learning. when I say lousy I mean slow. [more inside]
posted by WannaBeAPhD on Apr 13, 2008 - 24 answers

Help me identify a piece of choral music from Sydney's 2007 NYE fireworks. [more inside]
posted by oxford blue on Jan 1, 2008 - 2 answers

Okay, here's where I politely ask you folks to help rig up a creative midlife crisis. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 30, 2007 - 25 answers

Is there a wordwide wheat crisis? [more inside]
posted by Optamystic on Sep 22, 2007 - 17 answers

Deforestation. Extinction. Soil depletion. Toxicity. Mental illness. Mass imprisonment. Neocolonialism. Etceterugh. What should one read for a better comprehension of just what the hell we're doing to the planet, ourselves, and eachother? [more inside]
posted by poweredbybeard on Sep 21, 2007 - 45 answers

LostPassionAndCreativityFilter: How does one rekindle one's skill in the zany, lateral, eccentric, imaginative, radical, random, funny, artistic, and kind? [more inside]
posted by regicide is good for you on Jun 20, 2007 - 21 answers

How to handle friend's choices when you don't approve? [more inside]
posted by MiffyCLB on May 30, 2007 - 24 answers

Is an MBA worth it for me, or am I just trying to keep up with friends who all seem to have letters after their names now that we're hitting our late 20s? [more inside]
posted by Mr Bunnsy on May 17, 2007 - 15 answers

I need a U18-friendly venue to hire in London on a Saturday evening... [more inside]
posted by so_necessary on Feb 7, 2007 - 6 answers

Midlife crisis? So, my husband and I have spent the past few years working to live more simply. We recognized that we did not want to spend our lives working very hard to have more stuff. So, we have simplified and are thinking about what to do next. [more inside]
posted by kantgirl on Jan 28, 2007 - 21 answers

Boston or SF? SF or Boston? *head desk* Help me hive mind, as only you can! [more inside]
posted by Eudaimonia on Aug 23, 2006 - 38 answers

I'm sort of in a crisis right now... Basically I am halfway through a bachelor in Film Studies and I realize it's garbage. I want to change my major to something that is useful. [more inside]
posted by Napierzaza on May 5, 2006 - 14 answers

What was it like for cubans, and foreigners visting / working in cuba between the time of the revolution and the missile crisis. [more inside]
posted by miniape on Mar 23, 2006 - 2 answers

I loved Hotel Rwanda. What particularly hooked me was the film's unflinching realism in showing civilization as it is slowly being encroached and oppressed by large-scale terrorism which casts a shadow of uncertainty and danger on even the most mundane routines of daily life -- a sort of real-life Night of the Living Dead. Other similar films are Salvador, Missing and The Killing Fields. I also enjoyed the recent The Constant Gardener. What else will I like? [more inside]
posted by gentle on Nov 15, 2005 - 30 answers

KatrinaFilter: I don't understand most kinds of violence, but seldom am I as baffled as in this case: why would one fire at a medical convoy performing rescue work, as has reportedly happened in New Orleans? [more inside]
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane on Sep 1, 2005 - 43 answers

Anyone know any good books or internet sites relating to the asbestos in tampons hoax? [more inside]
posted by mdbell79 on Aug 18, 2005 - 8 answers

How do I help a family member find an Albany-area psychologist and a marriage counselor? [more inside]
posted by redfisch on Jun 19, 2005 - 4 answers

I have this embarassing problem related to being a 40 year old male. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 28, 2005 - 59 answers

Calling Baltimore Mefites!!! I'm in a serious bind, I need a 1room place to live this week in Charles Village. All online resources are aimed at Hopkins kids and way over priced. [more inside]
posted by Grod on Mar 14, 2005 - 6 answers

Quarter-Life Crisis: How did you handle it? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Mar 2, 2005 - 23 answers

What's the coolest/funnest/economical alternative car that can be purchased in the US, is somewhat affordable, and safer than a motorcycle?

I want to explore my options before I buy a used Corolla.

I'd really like a Carver, but most of these futuristic hybrid motorcycle things are unavailable in the US or really expensive.
posted by mecran01 on Nov 2, 2004 - 20 answers