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Thinkstock The United States shed 8.7 million jobs from the official onset of the Great Recession in December 2007 until…
thinkstock.comApproximately 8.7 million U.S. jobs were lost during the Great Recession between 2007 and 2009. While all those jobs have…
ThinkstockIncome inequality has widened in all 50 states in the last few decades. More recently, as the United States recovered…
ThinkstockWhile the United States was founded on the principle of equality for all people, the 50 states are decidedly unequal…
With nearly a month of winter left, 2015 is already the coldest winter since 1979. Cities as far south as…
Thinkstock Alaska led the nation with the highest level of well-being of all states, supplanting North Dakota, which plummeted to…
ThinkstockA full-time female employee earned 82.5% of what a man earned in 2014, up considerably from 1979, when women made…
ThinkstockTobacco consumption in America has declined consistently since the surgeon general’s office published its first report in 1965. However, more…
ThinkstockRoads are the arteries of the nation, and the automobile has been the centerpiece of American culture for decades. Despite…
ThinkstockThe United States is becoming safer, with crime levels dropping nearly every year, recently. Between 1991 and 2013, the U.S.…
Planned job cuts among U.S. companies in 2014 totaled 450,531 through November, down 5.8% compared to the same period in…
ThinkstockThe United States is becoming safer, with crime levels dropping nearly every year. Between 1991 and 2013, the U.S. violent…
In his recent State of the Union address, president Barack Obama asked, “will we accept an economy where only a…
ThinkstockThe U.S. elderly population is growing rapidly. The number of Americans 65 and older grew from 35 million in 2000…
The U.S. elderly population has grown exponentially in recent decades. The number of Americans 65 and older grew from 35…
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