Data That Matters January 2018

In 2017, 11,737 Americans died from guns fired by Americans. Since 1995, Gig-style jobs have grown from 9.1% of the Continue reading →

Wealth Inequality Versus Poverty

Oxfam released its new report (pdf) on wealth and poverty. Their report is extensive, but here’s a synopsis of their Continue reading →

Data That Matters December 2017

The fraction of American children who eventually earn more than their parents fell from 90% after World War II to 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 →

Data That Matters October 2017

A nearly-simultaneous universal (40 languages) interpreter was developed. Poverty has dropped to the point that it can be eradicated with Continue reading →

Eradicating Poverty Affordably

Conventional wisdom has long been that the poor will always be with us. Based on simple statistics, there will always Continue reading →

Data That Matters September 2017

In 2016, US poverty rates finally returned to “normal”, about 12.7%. In the US, solar power now costs about $0.06 Continue reading →