Mar 24 Income Inequality: Where Do You Fall? By Elizabeth Shell Updated March 25, 2011 at 1:33 p.m. with a fixed link to the Slate interactive. Income inequality has changed over time: today the richest one percent of Americans hold about 24 percent of U.S. wealth. But almost a century ago… Continue reading
Mar 24 Patchwork Nation: Census Raises Questions About Detroit’s Future For as long as anyone cares to remember, Detroit has been Michigan's center of gravity. There have been challengers from time to time. Lansing is the capital. Grand Rapids is a power base in the west. But ultimately, the state… Continue reading
Mar 23 Judy Woodruff: Research, Health and the Spending Debate — Part Two If there is an army girding to do battle against government spending on medical research, that army is laying low for now. Last week, I looked at the defense being mounted by the medical research community against efforts… Continue reading
Mar 23 Detroit’s Population Decline: 1 Person Departed Every 22 Minutes By Lauren Knapp Tuesday's release of the 2010 census data showed a dramatic decline in Detroit's population. Over the past 10 years, the city lost a quarter of its residents, bringing it down to a size similar to the pre-auto boom numbers… Continue reading
Mar 23 The Effects of Oil Production Turmoil: What We Pay For At The Pump By Paul Solman Ever wonder why a gallon of gas will cost $3.21 today, $3.12 yesterday and maybe $3.79 next week? The price of the gas at the pump fluctuates mainly with the price of crude oil, plus a time lag. The price… Continue reading
Mar 23 Detroit: A Boom Town Goes Bust This entry is cross-posted from Changing Gears, a public media project about the future of the industrial Midwest. The author is the senior editor for Changing Gears. For almost a half century last century, Detroit was a… Continue reading
Mar 23 The Effects of Production Turmoil: What We Pay For At The Pump By Elizabeth Shell By Paul Solman and Grace Lamb-Atkinson Ever wonder why a gallon of gas will cost $3.21 today, $3.12 yesterday and maybe $3.79 next week? The price of the gas at the pump fluctuates mainly with the price of crude oil,… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch How Will Consumers Fare in T-Mobile, AT&T Merger? AT&T announced plans on Monday to buy wireless competitor T-Mobile for $39 billion. If approved, the sale would create the U.S.'s largest wireless carrier. Ray Suarez talks with Jeffrey Silva of Medley Global Advisors and Gigi Sohn of Public Knowledge… Continue watching
Mar 22 Tool$ Tuesday: How the Government Spends Your Money By Elizabeth Shell Just in time for tax season: a tax receipt calculator that shows you how the federal government spends your taxes. It's easy to use: just enter your federal tax amount for 2010 and press 'calculate receipt.' The… Continue reading
Mar 22 Tool$ Tuesday: How the Government Spends Your Money By Elizabeth Shell By Elizabeth Shell Just in time for tax season: a tax receipt calculator that shows you how the U.S. federal government spends your taxes. It's easy to use: just enter your federal tax amount for 2010 and press 'calculate… Continue reading