Number of the Day

480%: The percentage by which "the income of the very rich, the top 100th of 1 percent of the income distribution" in the US gre...

Headline of the Day

House Speaker Boehner rejects Obama deficit plan . Of course he does.

Obama to Unveil Deficit-Reduction Plan Today

And, aside from the fact that its a deficit-reduction plan ( Question Austerity !) at a time when the economic focus is desperately needed e...

Number of the Day

38: The number of US states in which child poverty has increased in the last decade. Nearly 15 million children, or 20 percent of America...

Of Course

Lisa Mascaro in the LA Times : Anti-tax group is top donor to super committee members . The conservative Club for Growth and its members gav...

Number of the Day

92%: The percentage of foreclosures "on bankrupt families in and around New York City [for which there was] no proof the creditors ha...