When we checked back in with the New Jobless, we found out where they were six months after they first told us their stories.  Some had found work, and others were still looking.

What’s your situation?  Are you looking for a job?  Has your situation improved in the last six months?  Or has it gotten worse? Tell us your story.

What diseases do you think Amgen should focus on when trying to develop the next blockbuster drugs? Let us know, and look for follow-up responses from C-Suite editor Geoff Colvin.

We’re just six months in, but what do you think the dumbest moment of the year is?

In a Fortune investigation — How Bernie Did It, by James Bandler and Nicholas Varchaver — secrets of Madoff’s massive swindle are uncovered. What do you think of the Madoff mess?

Allan Sloan invites you to post your questions to him about Wall Street, dealmaking and the state of the financial crisis. He’ll choose several questions to answer in a future online installment of his column, The Deal.

In “The secret history of Bear Stearns’ collapse,” William Cohan looks back to the roots of the misadventure in which Bear Stearns traders Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin lost roughly $1.6 billion while allegedly misleading investors, and illustrates how the missteps of the few can have consequences for the many.

Who do you think is most at fault in Bear Stearns’ collapse?

In “The New Jobless,” Jennifer Reingold tells the stories of 12 people who never thought they’d have trouble finding a good job, but found this recession trumped their hard-won credentials and experience.

Has the recession had an impact on your career? How are you coping with the downturn? Tell us your story.

Conover thinks Abbott is getting Advanced Medical at a good price.  But Dodds thinks the company could have spent the money in a better way. What do you think?

In “Origins of the bear market” in the January 19 issue of Fortune, David Whitford explores the etymology of the terms bull and bear market. Turns out there are many theories – bears hibernate while bulls fight, bears tear their food down with their claws while bulls throw things up with their horns, and one theory involving London bearskin wholesalers being overly optimistic. What’s your explanation? Share it here.

In “Three days that shook the world“ William Cohan takes an in-depth look at the frantic 72 hours before Lehman declared bankruptcy, exactly three months ago. Now that we can look back at what happened after Lehman collapsed, what do you think: Did the government do the right thing when it let Lehman fail?

Sheila Bair, the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., is proposing that the government step in to help solve the growing foreclosure problem, writes Fortune senior editor Besty Morris. Do you think it should? What do you think it will take to solve the housing crisis? Post a comment below and join the reader discussion.

In his story about three decades covering GM, senior editor Alex Taylor III writes:

But you have to wonder whether the insular, self-absorbed culture that still dominates GM is up to the job of restructuring the company quickly enough to make it profitable and competitive again. GM has been on a downward path ever since I began covering it. What is going to make it different this time? As painful as bankruptcy may be, it would give GM the leverage it needs to redo its labor contracts and dealer franchise agreements, downsize the company, recruit new management, and position itself for an economic upturn in 2010 that would enable it to regain some fraction of its former glory.

What do you think? Is bankruptcy the best way for GM to get back on the road?

Fortune senior writer Betsy Morris, in her feature in the Nov. 24 issue, takes an in-depth look at the serious problem of domestic violence and the impact it has on coworkers and employers. Do you work with someone whom you know, or think, is a victim of domestic violence? How does it impact your workplace? Do you think your employer has a responsibility to get involved? Why or why not? Post a comment and join the reader discussion.

Fortune senior editor at large Allan Sloan argues in his latest The Deal column that low gasoline prices aren’t necessarily a good thing and that a big tax on gasoline consumption is the only way to create the predictability that automakers need to survive and consumers need to make long-term decisions about their driving needs. What do you think? As painful as it would be, do we need a gas tax to help stabilize prices? Voice your opinion now.

Geoff Colvin, in this excerpt from his new book, certainly thinks so — and points to two of Corporate America’s most distinguished leaders, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Steve Ballmer and General Electric’s (GE) Jeffrey Immelt — to make his case. What do you think? Are great leaders made, not born? And if you think they’re made, what does it take to be successful? Post a comment and tell us what you think.

In Main Street turns against Wall Street, Fortune’s Nina Easton argues that the help the federal government has given to Wall Street, and the $700 billion bailout Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson has proposed, has the potential to unleash “a new era of class fury that could hurt U.S. companies, business leaders, and wealthy investors for years.” Do you think that’s true?

Geoff Colvin argues, in his Value Driven column in the Sept. 29 issue of Fortune, that, despite what Americans may be feeling about the state of the U.S. economy, we are not in a recession – at least as of midsummer. In fact, writes Colvin, the U.S. economy is expected to post growth, albeit meager, for the full year.

What do you think? Have we been in a recession since before the middle of summer or are we in one now after the latest crisis on Wall Street, including the bailout of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE), the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the rescue of insurance giant AIG (AIG)? Or are you an optimist, believing that we’ll manage to avoid a recession altogether? Tell us what you think – and why.

Fortune senior editor Alex Taylor, in a story Wednesday, suggests that General Motors made a mistake by not striking an alliance with Renault-Nissan in 2006 — and that GM executives scuttled the deal out of fear for their jobs. What do you think: Would GM be better off today if it were partnered with Renault-Nissan? Do you think GM executives did the right thing in backing away from the proposed pact?

Fortune writer Jessi Hempel tells the story of CNET founders Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie — their ride to riches in Web 1.0 and their latest efforts to capitalize on the Web. Tell us what you think.