3/14 Homework

I searched for new websites that use statistics, because I think that this topic deals with a lot of raw numbers and that is the easiest way to understand my argument against Free Trade.  I went to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, by using the link on one of your blog posts in class.  I have found the website very helpful in terms of finding detailed economic statistics.  This could be a source I could use for my project.  Some of the new materials that I found that could help are the industry and commodity databases under the Producer databases.  There was also an import and export index on their front page that you can access to.  It also has statistics that are broken down by region, which will give researchers even more detailed information.  There is a tool bar that gives you the latest up to date information.     

3/4 Homework

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spains-jobless-hits-record-million-february-18645416#.UTRqxhX2t2I.reddit

I went to the social network site Reddit and found an article about the unemployment rate of Spain.  It said that the rate increased to 26%.  About 59,444 people lost their jobs in January.  There are now over 5 million people in Spain that are out of work.    It could possibly be a useful search engine for me to use when it comes to Free Trade, even though it is not covered in the news very much anymore.  I could see myself using this website on a regular basis to find updated news and other global events.

I use social media to find out what other people, which I do not see very often, are doing.  I also go just to look up news and other events.  I do not use a wide variety of social networks simply because news usually gets filtered around the web.