WASHINGTON — Economists and historians will study the so-called Great Recession for decades to come, but we already know that the deep downturn laid bare the widening income gap between rich and poor in America.

Downhill With the G.O.P.
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Once upon a time, a Latin American political party promised to help motorists save money on gasoline. How? By building highways that ran only downhill.

September 24, 2010
We Haven’t Hit Bottom Yet
By BOB HERBERT
Wallingford, Conn.

Marcus Vogt is 20 years old and homeless. Or, as he puts it, “I’m going through a couch-surfing phase.”