US Jobs Report July 2016

Here are the official numbers: “Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 255,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at Continue reading →

College Creates A Divide

Since the Great Recession (the Second Great Depression), there has been yet another bifurcation in America. Some feel they haven’t Continue reading →

Higher Minimum Wages Saves Lives

“One recent study found that if every state in the country had bumped up its minimum wage by one dollar Continue reading →

Official 2015 Global Temperature Record

We’ve been hearing about it for months because for at least 14 months we’ve been setting global temperature records, but Continue reading →

Data That Matters July 2016

Antarctica’s ozone hole shrunk by 4.5 million square kilometers annually. Environmental controls work. California’s aquifers hold 2.7 cubic kilometers instead Continue reading →

Nuclear Lemon Into Solar Lemonade

Remember Chernobyl? It’s been thirty years since the nuclear disaster. In a moment of ingenuity, someone realized that the nuclear Continue reading →

US Economy Grows Slowly

“The US economy grew at an annual rate of just 1.2% from April to June, the US Department of Commerce Continue reading →

Ice Bucket Stunt Succeeds

Remember the summer of the ice bucket challenge? Lots of videos of creative people and celebrities dumping buckets of ice Continue reading →