Costs Of Homelessness

As if being homeless wasn’t bad enough (understatement), treating homeless people as criminals costs about three times as much as Continue reading →

Data That Matters August 2021

The world is likely to exceed 1.5F by 2040, which is a result that may be lagging accelerating processes by Continue reading →

Unaffordable US Housing

The Guardian concisely describes the situation. “Nearly half of American workers do not earn enough to rent a one-bedroom apartment, Continue reading →

Urbanization May Be Retreating

Urbanization has been popular as people move to cities for jobs and as advocates cheer potentially lower environmental impact. That Continue reading →

US Middle Class Falling Behind

The US economy is in an impressively long recovery. That’s somewhat natural considering the depth of the Great Recession. The Continue reading →

Data That Matters December 2019

“Go West, young man” (person, whatever) is less likely to happen as mobility in the US declined from about 20% Continue reading →

Americans Moving Less

“Go West, young man.” Only four words, but that old phrase needs many updates. We’ve gone west, filled it up, Continue reading →

Assets And Debts In America

Allow a slight re-ordering of some key quotes from a recent Brookings Study. American households held over $98 trillion of Continue reading →