” Between 1990 and 2009, China’s emissions increased by over 200% and America’s by 6.7%. But Canada’s carbon emissions have also increased, by over 20% in the same period, far from its Kyoto target of a 6% reduction.”
-The Economist. 12-15-2011 O Canada, Carbon emissions and Kyoto protocol targets missed...
The Economist: O Canada. Global Carbon Emissions
The Atlantic: If U.S. Cities Were Countries
“the economic output of America’s largest metropolitan areas rivals countries as large as Argentina and Canada” -The Atlantic 7-21-2011
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US Debt Accumulation by President- who is it again advocating austerity?
The Big Picture 10-16-2011: US Debt Accumulation by President… Read the rest
The Economist: Comparison of Global Effective Tax Rates
9-29-2011 The Economist: “Effective Tax Rate: taxing Times”… Read the rest
Percent Change in After Tax Income Gains since 1979
The Atlantic 10-12-2011: “Signs of Dissent: Do You Feel the Wealth Trickle Down?” Derek Thomson
“Since the Reagan tax cuts of 1981, after-tax income of the top 1 percent has increased more than 11 times more than the middle fifth of households, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Much of this is natural....
Mother Jones: What the top 1% Makes
From Mother Jones 10-10-2011: “Who are the 1%?” Dave Gilson… Read the rest
Percent of Total Assets Owned, by wealth
from Mother Jones 10-10-2011: “Who are the 1%?” Dave Gilson… Read the rest
CNN- Why the S&P downgraded the U.S.
S&P: Why we downgraded the U.S.
“Political brinkmanship regarding raising the debt ceiling was beyond our expectations
…..There are very few governments that separate the budget process from the debt authorization process……
What could the U.S. have done to prevent this downgrade?
“The first thing they could have done is raise the debt ceiling in a timely...
NPR: The Obama Tracker
7-25-2011: The Obama Tracker
“NPR’s Obama Tracker charts significant appointments, policy developments, and events in President Obama’s administration.”
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7-28-2011 NYTimes: How the U.S. Got $14 Trillion in Debt and Who Are the Creditors
7-28-2011 NYTimes: How the U.S. Got $14 Trillion in Debt and Who Are the Creditors… Read the rest
Left vs Right. An infographic of how the two perspectives differ. from informationisbeautiful.net
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