"The state of our global economy: foreclosures, evictions, bankruptcies, layoffs, abandoned projects, and the people and industries caught in the middle. It can be difficult to capture financial pressures in photographs, but here a few recent glimpses into some of the places and lives affected by what some are calling the "Great Recession". (35 photos total)" - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet

I flipped through about half of the photos before I had to close it - too stressful. - Daniel J. Pritchett

Yeah, this set was more than a bit depressing. Probably because it hits way too close to home. - Steven Perez from IM

it was really tough to get through this post. worse than those graphic war photos. - Varun Shenoy