More Money Means Smarter Kids

A recent study demonstrated that common-sense notion that being richer makes it easier to be smarter, or at least perceived Continue reading →

Guaranteed Income Works Again

Providing poor people with a guaranteed income without constraints works again. Stockton, California provided $500 to a small group of Continue reading →

Eradicating Poverty Affordably

Conventional wisdom has long been that the poor will always be with us. Based on simple statistics, there will always Continue reading →

Poor Use Extra Cash Wisely

Give poor people money and they tend to spend it well. 19 independent studies have agreed that giving extra cash Continue reading →

Extreme Poverty Extremely Shrinks

The number of extremely poor people is dramatically shrinking, even as global population is growing. From 1820, when 94% were Continue reading →

Poor Getting Poorer Faster

The poor are getting poorer, or are at least having less left over for other bills, because rents are going Continue reading →

California Drought Inequality

The California drought continues. The impacts for some communities are more than just water restrictions. In one county there are Continue reading →

Wealth Inequality Perspective

While Oxfam reports suggest that 80 people have as much wealth as half the population of the planet, redistributing that Continue reading →