Record US Unemployment 040220

A previous post chronicled the sudden rise in unemployment in the US from a previous record ~600,000 to over 3,200,000. Continue reading →

Record US Unemployment 032620

During the worst of the Great Recession, US unemployment claims peaked at about 600,000. The previous worst on record was Continue reading →

Global Debt Wave

Debt is growing worldwide. It would seem that global debt can’t exceed global production, but global debt is now 230% Continue reading →

Family Farmer Bankruptcies

Thanks to trade wars, climate disruptions, and depressed commodity prices, the number of family farms that went bankrupt in the Continue reading →

US Middle Class Falling Behind

The US economy is in an impressively long recovery. That’s somewhat natural considering the depth of the Great Recession. The Continue reading →

Interest Rates At Record Lows

Interest rates bounce and vary throughout the market, but in general, they have just passed through a period of 670 Continue reading →

Wages And Robots

Set aside the question of whether robots are taking or creating jobs. At least according to one study, robots are Continue reading →

Costly Climate Response Delays

To some, the Earth Day founders were already a little late. Jimmy Carter is now seen as prescient, though many Continue reading →