Nation Mar 31 Facebook data reveals baseball territories across the United States By Justin Scuiletti
Arts Jul 14 The Not-So-Golden Years: Are You Better Prepared Than Other Americans? Explore a compendium of facts on Americans' shortfalls in retirement savings, presented in graphic form. As should always be your habit with poll data, don't try to take the actual numbers to the bank. But as rough approximations,… By Paul Solman
Economy Jul 14 The Not-So-Golden Years: Are You Better Off Than Other Americans? This is a compendium of retirement shortfall facts, presented in graphic form by Making Sen$e reporter/producer Elizabeth Shell. As should always be your habit with poll data, don't try to take the actual numbers to the bank.
Economy Apr 18 How Much Did President Obama Make in 2010? Editor's Note: The First Family's 2010 tax return was released today and we've pulled out some of the more interesting numbers in a graphic for you. Here's the snapshot: the Obamas reported an adjusted gross income of $1,728,096, about… By Elizabeth Shell
Economy Mar 24 Income Inequality: Where Do You Fall? Updated March 25, 2011 at 1:33 p.m. with a fixed link to the Slate interactive. Income inequality has changed over time: today the richest one percent of Americans hold about 24 percent of U.S. wealth. But almost a century ago… By Elizabeth Shell
Mar 15 Watch Paul Solman and Dante Chinni Talk Economic Inequality in Ohio Paul Solman and Dante Chinni discuss the two economic worlds they found in Ohio. Continue watching
Mar 15 Paul Solman and Dante Chinni Talk Economic Inequality in Ohio By Elizabeth Shell EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Solman and Dante Chinni of Patchwork Nation recently traveled to two counties in Ohio - Crawford and Delaware. Thirty years ago they had similar average incomes but today, they've grown apart. The town of Galion in… Continue reading
Mar 01 Making Sen$e: How States Have Responded to the Pension Crunch By Paul Solman EDITOR'S NOTE: We received a number of responses from viewers like you regarding last week's broadcast story, "In Tiny Rhode Island, a Massive Public Pension Crisis Looms" and the Making Sen$e web piece, "Paying For Public… Continue reading
Mar 01 Tool$ Tuesday and How States Have Responded to the Pension Crunch By Elizabeth Shell EDITOR'S NOTE: We received a number of responses from viewers like you regarding last week's broadcast story, "In Tiny Rhode Island, a Massive Public Pension Crisis Looms" and the Making Sen$e web piece, "Paying For Public Pensions." So,… Continue reading
Feb 04 A Disjointed Jobs Report and U-7, Month Two By Elizabeth Shell Today's unemployment data are a muddle. The two surveys - of individuals and of employers - seem to say very different things. Unemployment dropped - to 9 percent, according to the "household survey." Three cheers. But the "payroll survey" reports… Continue reading