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 Eli Williamson is the co-founder and president of Leave No Veteran Behind, a non-profit organization that "provides educational and employment services to veterans who face economic hardship." The organization's work is especially important in light of stories like Josh's.

 Some veterans face negative stereotypes about how their military service experience may affect their ability on the job. That's just one reason Josh is skeptical about the opportunities for veterans like him to climb the economic ladder. 

Why, in spite of training from early education through high school, college, and even public or private job training, are people not finding jobs they were hoping to get? 

More and more veterans have been falling off the economic ladder, facing high unemployment, homelessness and dead-end jobs.

After a few failed attempts at talented-based reality TV success, Jesse Campbell stepped into the spotlight on NBC's The Voice. But is reality TV a reliable road out of the recession?

There's little doubt that Sarah and her family have an unstable life. But the question of why that is, and how it should be fixed is a sharply divided debate.

The author of a new report called "The Cliff Effect: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back." joins Rick Kogan on The Afternoon Shift