Legal AI Personhood

AIs are already gaining citizenship rights. A few countries are experimenting with the idea, particularly in countries that have trouble Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2018

The average May temperature for the contiguous U.S. was 65.4F, 5.2F above average, making it the warmest May in the Continue reading →

Income Inequality And Suicide

Income inequality is increasing. Suicide is increasing, at least in the US. It appears that they are linked. Greater financial Continue reading →

Data That Matters May 2018

Alaska Sea ice has dropped from typically 300,000 square kilometers 100 years ago to 270,000 in the last 30 years Continue reading →

Recovery Disparaties

The US economy is recovering! From 2000 until 2015, 6.8 million jobs were created. That’s good news. The figures for Continue reading →

Divergence Within US Life Expectancy

Life expectancy is a simple number, but the reality is complex. In general, life expectancy in the US has grown Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2018

In America, there are 13 empty houses for every homeless American. The richest 1% now hold more than half the Continue reading →

Wages Trap Renters

If it seems that renting isn’t as easy as it was, congratulate yourself on being perceptive. Since 2001, rents have Continue reading →