Jobs Report Indicates Economic Cool Down

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2006 Weak employment gains in May (only 75,000 net new jobs) may be a sign of a faltering economy. According to NYT: "Anything below about 150,000 net new jobs a month is regarded as too slow to keep up with population growth, so in effect, workers are losing ground." (story | job report) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

1 in 136 U.S. Residents Behind Bars

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2006 Let those numbers sink in for a minute. 1 in 136. According to government statistics, roughly 2.2 million U.S. residents were in prisons and jails last summer. It's by far the highest per capita rate of any country in the world. And it's mostly due to our unforgivably barbaric drug policies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Colbert Show Solves the ‘Under’-Population Problem

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2006 Stephen Colbert listens as Fox News host John Gibson explains that the world needs "procreation, not recreation." Dig deeper

Census: Hispanic Baby Boom Driving Population

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2006 Hispanics account for 49 percent of the country's growth from 2004 to 2005, and 70 percent of the growth in children younger than 5, according to a new census report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Senator Caught in Bind on Immigration

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2006 On a day when tens of thousands have taken to the nation's streets to protest a tightening of immigration laws, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas finds himself pinched between conservative "no amnesty" types and and Texas' huge immigrant population. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some Baby, Somewhere Soon, Will Become 300 Millionth American

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2006 With the population growing by one person every 14 seconds, the mark will likely be reached in October, say demographers. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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China: Boom or Boomerang

Orville Schell / Truthdig Dec 3, 2005 At the same time that China is recording huge increases in trade surpluses and currency reserves, deadly riots are breaking out on the outskirts of some of the country's largest cities. In this Dig, scholar Orville Schell challenges the current wisdom about China being an inevitable superpower and unstoppable economic force.Schell challenges the current wisdom that China is an inevitable superpower and unstoppable economic force. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )