Extreme Long Term Unemployment

Unemployment is down. Celebrate that. For those 151,000 people who got jobs in August it was good news. Within the Continue reading →

UN Conference Suggests Jubilee

A debt jubilee may be coming. In the simplest form of a jubilee, all debts are erased. While that may Continue reading →

Greenland Melting Quickens

The melting ice sheets of Greenland are raising ocean sea levels. That was bad enough to cause many to worry. Continue reading →

Electric Car Sales Surge

Electric cars are becoming popular. There aren’t many of them, relatively; but, their sales growth rate is ten times that Continue reading →

Possible Chinese Bubble Bursting

China has seen credit grow as the country has grown. Some think the credit growth is unsustainable. By one measure, Continue reading →

US Poverty Decreases

The US Census Bureau released data that shows a broader recovery is finally occurring. All income and minority classes are Continue reading →

Record Temperatures Again

Sigh. Another month. Another record temperature for the planet. We’ve been setting records for about a year now (depending on Continue reading →

Linking Smoking And Obesity

Unintended consequences The good news: smoking is down dramatically, and people are much less likely to contract certain cancers. The Continue reading →