Education Is Not A Panacea

One avenue for escaping poverty is to at least make sure the next generation is educated enough to get to Continue reading →

Taxing Richest Of the Richest Of The Richest

The majority of tax income in the US comes from the rich. They are not, however, being overtaxed. In societies Continue reading →

Data On Death By Cop

The government has not collected rigorous data on the number of people killed by police in the US. Independent estimates Continue reading →

More Trouble For Coal

Coal was king, note the change in tense. The four largest coal companies were worth a combined $21.7 billion dollars Continue reading →

New Data On Wealth Inequality

Wealth inequality continues, because nothing has risen to counteract it. The new data show: The top 10% own 90.9% of Continue reading →

Data That Matters May 2015

The US drops to #10 in R&D spending. California’s Snowpack is as 0% of normal, which isn’t normal. Alaska hits Continue reading →

Plant A Row For The Hungry

It is a simple idea. If you have a garden, plant one of the rows to give away. Food banks Continue reading →

US R&D Slips

America’s success convinced many countries to spend more on research and development; except America. America corporations’ shifted their expenditures to Continue reading →