Data That Matters January 2020

About 10,000,000 acres of Australia have burned, partly enabled by >107F temperatures. In the US in the last forty years, Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2019

PretendingNotToPanic.com is a blog based on “news for people who are eager and anxious about the future“; with additional constraints 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 →

Data That Matters October 2019

In 1960, the richest paid 56% in taxes. Now they pay 23%, less than the 24.2% the poorest pay. A Continue reading →

Wages And Robots

Set aside the question of whether robots are taking or creating jobs. At least according to one study, robots are Continue reading →

Growing US Income Inequality

Amidst so many other news stories it is easy to miss the fact that inequality continues to rise in the Continue reading →

Data That Matters February 2019

The US saw more jobs (304,000) but slower wage growth (0.1%). Massive efforts have planted enough to add 5% to Continue reading →

US Jobs Report January 2019

Economists were surprised with the high number of new jobs in January, 304,000. They were less impressed by wage growth Continue reading →