The $70K Salary

Remember the business owner from Seattle who decided that even a $15/hr wage wasn’t enough and decided to pay everyone Continue reading →

Renting In America

Almost half of renters in America are paying rents considered ‘unaffordable’. 20.7M out of 42.4M renters are paying at least Continue reading →

America’s Unemployed

Deciphering unemployment statistics isn’t easy. It is easier to take the number released by the government (~ 5%), and cheer Continue reading →

US Wealth Inequality – October 2015

Data no judgment: “the net worth of the top 0.1% of Americans is about to surpass the wealth of the Continue reading →

American Savings Or Not

It has been a long time since Americans have been known as savers, and the situation has gotten even worse. Continue reading →

Declining Climate Deniers

More people are being convinced by the data and their personal experiences that climate change is real. “At least 70 Continue reading →

Global Debt Crisis

Globalization increases, increasingly connecting economies that were isolated. That is why a ‘regional’ crisis like the US mortgage crisis rippled Continue reading →

Global Economic Instabilities

“The IMF is profoundly concerned, warning at last week’s annual meeting in Peru of $3tn (£1.95tn) of excess credit globally Continue reading →