Certain experiences will always force a reevaluation of life’s priorities. The birth of a child, a near-death experience — or getting fired. The latest episode of Salon’s video series on unemployment in America begins with Theresa Iacovo, a laid-off truck dispatcher, reminiscing on all of the Christmases she missed during her 20-year career. “Why did I give up that time with my family that I can never give back?” she asks.

After demonstrating in front of the NY State Unemployment office building on Varick Street and getting arrested, our local group of 99ers decides to hold a candlelight vigil at City Hall. Visit this special web page on salon.com to see the video (also available on YouTube).

Tens of millions of Americans are involuntarily jobless, but being unemployed still carries a stigma.

“Many people hadn’t told their families or friends, because they were ashamed,” explains Sam Talbot, an unemployed cook, in the second installment of Salon.com’s new video series, “F**ked: The United States of Unemployment”. Some people didn’t want to be on camera or mentioned by name because they were ashamed or afraid they would be discriminated against by employers.

See what happens when this group of intrepid 99ers decides to confront the unemployment stigma head-on by traveling to Washington, D.C., for the One Nation Working Together rally. Visit this special page to view the video (also available on YouTube).