Taxes and Spending in the US
Source: NPR, 24 February 2014 Link: Four decades of taxes and spending, in 2 graphs Summary: Two graphs show that total taxes have been about 1/6 of the US economy since […]
Source: NPR, 24 February 2014 Link: Four decades of taxes and spending, in 2 graphs Summary: Two graphs show that total taxes have been about 1/6 of the US economy since […]
Source: Breitbart, 4 December 2013; Pew Research Center 7 May 2013 Link: Congressional Study: Murder rate plummets as gun ownership soars (Breitmart) Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public […]
Source: NPR’s website, 24 April 2009 Link: Visualizing the US Electric Grid Summary: Though dated, this is a very thorough presentation of the electric grid in the United States with […]
Source: BBC News, 17 February 2014 Link: Missouri gun murders ‘rose after law repeal’ Summary: The law in Missouri used to require that gun buyers have a license and background […]
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 2013 Link: Declines in State Teen Birth Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin Summary: Birth rates to mothers between 15 and 19 […]
2 Sources: New York Times, 4 February 2014; The Economist, 8 February 2014 Links: Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill, with Clear Winners and Losers (Times) The farm bill: A trillion in […]
Source: The Economist, 8 February 2014 Link: America’s deportation machine Summary: Record numbers of illegal immigrants are being deported from the United States, even as the numbers entering the country […]
Source: Economist, 1 Feb 2014 Link: Class in America: Mobility, measured Summary: Discusses findings from a study done at Harvard and UC Berkeley about social mobility for people born between […]