A People's History of the Great Recession

By John Aloysius Farrell

The Huffington Post's Arthur Delaney gets economically stressed Americans to tell their stories

Excerpts from this story referencing "Porapatich":

"… s job as a manager for a major clothing retailer during the recession.Porapatich had been with the company for six years, had a master's degree, and 30 yea …"

"… iewed him last spring he was making lattes, earning about $180 a week.Porapatich told Delaney that the worst day he had to endure was when his ex boss, the …"

"… d him off, came in and ordered a venti mocha. "It didn't faze him at all," Porapatich recalled. "I felt like I was two inches tall. I wanted to say, `Excuse me, …"

"… ob," he told Delaney.Like many of those that Delaney has interviewed, Porapatich believed that his age—he was in his late fifties when he lost his j …"