Governments Reach Record Debt

Government debt as a percentage of GDP now exceeds 100%. The only time it was higher was in 1950 as Continue reading →

US Jobs August 2016

The good and the bad news is that employment and unemployment didn’t change much in the US in August. Unemployment Continue reading →

Fed Savings From Auto Autos

Driverless cars are new enough that we don’t know the real impacts, but they are estimated to save the US Continue reading →

Sea Level Villages Relocate

Ocean rise and beach erosion are forcing the relocation of villages in Alaska, Washington, and Louisiana. Whatever the cause, action Continue reading →

Northwest Passage Opens

Enough arctic ice has melted that the Northwest Passage, a sailing and shipping route between the Atlantic and the Pacific Continue reading →

US Job Satisfaction Up

Gallup’s “Good Jobs Employment” measure hit a six year high of 47.1% in July. The number of employees working more Continue reading →

Record High Government Stimulus

Remember the quick fix solution to recovering from The Great Recession (the Second Great Depression)? Governments pumped hundreds of millions Continue reading →

Increases In Economic Efficiency

We are using more resources than the planet can replace in a year, but we’re not as wasteful as we Continue reading →