Student Poverty Increases

Since the Great Recession, student poverty has increased. “Between 2006 and 2013, the number of students in high-poverty school districts Continue reading →

Puerto Rico Becomes Economic Testbed

Puerto Rico’s debt is so bad that they’d like to declare bankruptcy, but can’t. Dysfunctional aspects of the way the Continue reading →

US Jobs And Unemployment

The unemployment rate is generally trending down. That sounds good, and is. The percentage of the US population that is Continue reading →

Income Inequality Rises To 1929 Levels

Income inequality in the US is great enough that 1% of the population makes ~18% of the total US income. Continue reading →

US Health Care Costs Decline

US health care costs continue to rise, but much more slowly than before; and, if the trend continues, could actually Continue reading →

Turkey Is Falling

Turkey has troubles: economic, political, and physical. Any one is bad enough, but all three simultaneously exacerbate each other. As Continue reading →

Can Robots Own Robots

The introduction of robots has shifted jobs, and there’s reason to believe that it has shifted profits contributing to income Continue reading →

US CO2 Declining

Thanks to the closing of the dirtiest coal power plants, the increased use of natural gas, increased renewables, and increased Continue reading →