Gig Economy Rules Recovery

If it seems like job growth since the Great Recession hasn’t had the usual effect that’s because the job growth Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2017

Artificial intelligence programs have developed their own language for talking with each other. “SOCIETY could collapse at some point in Continue reading →

Data That Matters November 2017

The ozone hole over Antarctica has shrunk to “only” 19.6 million square kilometers. Since the start of the Great Recession, Continue reading →

Rich Recover From Recession

The Great Recession is over – for the wealthy in the US. The median net worth of upper income households Continue reading →

US Poverty Returns To Normal

In 2016, US poverty rates finally returned to “normal”, about 12.7%, which was the rate prior to the Great Recession. Continue reading →

Data That Matters February 2017

The cause of the Great Recession was more likely rich foreclosures than poor ones because debt increased $1.6T for the Continue reading →

Great Recession Caused By Rich Houses

The conventional wisdom is that the Great Recession was caused by the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market. The data Continue reading →

Government Debt Doubles Since 2007

{sarcasm begins} Whew. Isn’t it great that we learned our lessons because of the Great Recession? No more ridiculous debt Continue reading →