In response to our faltering economy, retailers are investing in innovative new mannequins that fly, curtsey, and resemble stars. So why no dummies with big booties?

Is 50 young or old?

How poverty has been feminized.

A slide show of people coping with the recession.

The Shriver Report finds that Americans enjoy the money women bring in, but also long for housewives to handle unpaid work.

No matter what Ben Bernanke says.

I've given up on small things during the recession that I used to take for granted: eating out, buying records, going to the coffee shop. The good news? I've turned my front yard into a victory garden.

I sacrificed my weekends during this recession.