Corruption Exceeds Foreign Aid

Thanks partly to the Panama Papers, it has now been possible to quantify and compare the impact of corruption in Continue reading →

Data That Matters January 2016

Air pollution kills ~ 4,500,000 people annually. US forest fires cost a record $1.7B in 2015. Job growth has been Continue reading →

Hiding From Taxes

“According to a recent Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ) report, Fortune 500 companies have more than $2.1 trillion in offshore Continue reading →

Eating Meat Warms Earth

One proposal for reducing greenhouse gases is to cut back on the consumption of meat. Meat, especially from beef, accounts Continue reading →

Data That Matters October 2015

US GDP was down from 1Q15 at 3.9% to 1.5% in 2Q15. The average American worker is paid 1/354th their Continue reading →

Robin Hood Tax May Not Work

Returning to the era when the US’ progressive tax rate had higher rates for the higher incomes sounds like a Continue reading →

Corporate Offshore Tax Havens

One of the major contributors to US revenues had been corporate taxes. With globalization, more corporations are storing revenues off-shore, Continue reading →

Data That Matters September 2015

European Youth Unemployment is as high as 50%. $30T of fossil fuels are effectively worthless, dramatically decreasing corporate assets. 75% Continue reading →