Progress On Poverty In The US

Is America making progress against poverty? The short answer is, “No.” The slightly longer answer is, “Yes, sort of.” In Continue reading →

August And 2015 Climate Records

In many measures, we just set a series of climate records: for August, for the summer/winter (depending on hemisphere), and Continue reading →

US Living Wage Map

In the discussion between minimum wage and living wage it is helpful to see the regional variations. Fortunately, someone put Continue reading →

China Growth Slows And Slumps

China’s stock market continues to fall, but has only recently returned to levels from last year. The cause of concern Continue reading →

Record Low California Snowpack

A measure of California’s drought is that this year’s snowpack hit a 500 year low. If the climate was steady, Continue reading →

Gun Deaths In America

Data: From 1989 to 2014, 836,290 people in America were killed by guns. From 1776 to 2015, 656,397 Americans were Continue reading →

Turning Pollution Back Into Fuel

Burning fossil fuels released carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, polluting and warming the planet. One solution is to quit burning Continue reading →

Autonomous Weaponized Robots

One of the fears of weaponizing autonomous robots is that they decide who to kill. That’s one reason drone strikes Continue reading →