2013

reportSep 25, 2013

Who’s Not Online and Why

As of May 2013, 15% of American adults ages 18 and older do not use the internet or email. An additional 9% of adults use the internet but lack home access.
short readsSep 24, 2013

The odds that you will give birth to a boy or girl depend on where in the world you live

Research over hundreds of years has consistently found that boys naturally outnumber girls at birth. The speculation is that this is nature’s way of countering the relatively high mortality rates of males, and creating more of a gender balance in the population. While historically, there have been about 105 boys born for every 100 girls […]
short readsSep 24, 2013

Gibbs takes over a troubled Time magazine

Nancy Gibbs, Time magazine’s newly-named managing editor — and the first woman to hold that position — takes the reins at an uncertain time in the publication’s history.
short readsSep 24, 2013

Nairobi Westgate mall terrorist attack is part of Kenya’s sharp rise in religious hostilities

The number of people killed in religion-related terrorist attacks in Kenya has dramatically increased in recent years.
reportSep 24, 2013

Mexico’s storms: Should governments put emphasis on climate change prevention?
reportSep 24, 2013

Tunisia deserves outside help as respect for democracy fades
reportSep 24, 2013

College-Educated Americans Take Bigger Share of the Income Pie

This links to a posting about the growing share of U.S. household income that goes to college-educated households, who take home a disproportionate share of aggregate income.
reportSep 24, 2013

The growing economic clout of the college educated
short readsSep 24, 2013

The growing economic clout of the college educated

For the first time on record, nearly one out of every two dollars in aggregate U.S. household income went to the college educated.
short readsSep 24, 2013

Most Americans have not felt impact of new health care law

About six-in-ten Americans have yet to see much impact from the health care law.

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Who’s Not Online and Why

Gibbs takes over a troubled Time magazine

Nairobi Westgate mall terrorist attack is part of Kenya’s sharp rise in religious hostilities

Mexico’s storms: Should governments put emphasis on climate change prevention?

Tunisia deserves outside help as respect for democracy fades

Most Americans have not felt impact of new health care law