US Jobs Report January 2019

Economists were surprised with the high number of new jobs in January, 304,000. They were less impressed by wage growth Continue reading →

Data That Matters January 2019

Globally, 0.7% of the people control 46% of the wealth. Opioid overdoses killed 40,231 Americans in 2017 which compares with Continue reading →

Puerto Rico Insect Collapse

Almost all of the insects are gone in a Puerto Rican forest. Tourists may applaud the lack of bugs, but Continue reading →

Delhi Is Drying Up

Another major city is running out of water. This time instead of in Brazil or South Africa, it’s in India. Continue reading →

North Pole Shifting

The North Poles are moving. There are two North Poles: the geographic and the magnetic. The geographic one is the Continue reading →

Opioids Worse Than Car Crashes

Both car crashes and opioid overdoses killed over 40,000 Americans in 2017 (40,231 from opioids and 43,036 from cars). (Note: Continue reading →

Wealth Inequality Update

Wealth inequality continues. Now, 0.7% of the people control 46% of the wealth. That wealth continues to be concentrated in Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2018

Welcome to the new year, which is a good time to look back at the old year. PretendingNotToPanic.com is explicitly Continue reading →