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 →

Australia Is Burning

Australia rarely gets the attention most countries get, partly because the land is so remote. The wildfires there are so Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2019

PretendingNotToPanic.com is a blog based on “news for people who are eager and anxious about the future“; with additional constraints Continue reading →

Data That Matters December 2019

“Go West, young man” (person, whatever) is less likely to happen as mobility in the US declined from about 20% Continue reading →

Leaky Electrical Emissions

Every percentage counts. Improving energy use even 1% is valuable. It is easy to imagine leaks in pipelines. It is Continue reading →

We Lost 100 Stars

It’s probably not aliens, but – aliens? A typical astronomical news item announces the discovery of a new star, galaxy, Continue reading →

Climate Disasters Quadruple

Climate disasters quadrupling may be an attention-grabbing headline (did it get your attention?); but as usual, headlines are overly-simplified. To Continue reading →