Signs of the times: partial mobility

Financial Armageddon: Following the Same Path

Although history never quite repeats itself, that doesn't mean there aren't parallels to the past. One of the iconic images of the Great Depression was of men and families being forced to venture out -- often very far -- from home turf, looking for paying work and cheaper places to live. Amid the worst economic contraction since that time, many Americans are discovering that, as the Wall Street Journal reports in "Unemployed Hit the Road to Find Jobs," they must follow a similar path in order to survive.