Fastest Growing County in Every State
The U.S. annual population growth recently hit its lowest level in 80 years. Even with the recent slowdown, the U.S. population has been growing steadily for years. There are nearly 18.5 million more people…
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Most Expensive Private High Schools in America
As the summer comes to an end, an estimated 56.6 million American children and teens will soon attend school. Some 3.7 million students are expected to graduate from high school at the end of…
Swiss Women and Australian Men Live Longer on Average Than Anyone Else
Swiss women live longer in general than any other group of men or women — some 79.03 years — according to a new review of average lifespans in 15 major countries with high life…
These Are the Best and Worst Credit Cards of 2019
What’s in your wallet? If it’s a Discover card, you’re probably happy. That’s according to the 2019 Credit Card Satisfaction Survey, its 13th annual iteration, just released by the global marketing research firm J.D.…
Americans Spend Almost $150 Billion a Year on Illicit Drugs
Drug-users in the United States spent almost $150 billion on cocaine (including crack), marijuana (both legal and otherwise), heroin, and methamphetamine in 2016, the most recent year for which statistics are available. That’s according…
Most Expensive Colleges That Pay Off the Least
The student debt crisis is one of the most pressing public policy challenges of our time. Americans owe an estimated $1.6 trillion in student loans — more than any other form of debt after…
Why a Psychologist Might Help If You’re in Chronic Pain
An article just published in the Harvard Medical School health blog suggests reasons why your doctor might recommend seeing a psychologist if you’re in chronic pain. “Pain, depression, and anxiety travel through similar pathways…
The World’s Healthiest Packaged Food? It’s British, Says a New Study
Forget fish and chips, sticky toffee pudding, and that fat-heavy full English breakfast combination known colloquially as the “heart attack special.” No one is going to claim that foods like those are part of…
Is Amazon Flouting the Law With Its Supposed L.A. Liquor Store?
Earlier this month, it was announced that Amazon had applied for a license to open a brick-and-mortar liquor store in San Francisco so that it could legally deliver wine and spirits around the city.…
Cities Adding the Most Jobs in Every State
By several measures, the U.S. economy is in a precarious state, and warning signs of an impending recession loom. The U.S. Federal Reserve has taken a step aimed at boosting the economy earlier this…
40 Places Young People Are Moving
Americans are far less likely to pick up and move now than they have been in decades. Just 32.4 million Americans moved to a new home in 2018, the fewest since at least 1999,…
Fastest Shrinking County in Every State
U.S. annual population growth recently hit its lowest level in 80 years. Even with the recent slowdown, the U.S. population has been growing steadily for years. There are nearly 18.5 million more people living…
Worst Congressional Districts for Black Americans
Decades have passed since the end of the Jim Crow era in the United States. While segregation laws are no longer on the books, the legacy of the century-long period, which followed hundreds of…
2020 Presidential Candidates Spending the Most and Least
With the 2020 presidential election looming, campaign season has begun in earnest. In the first six-months of 2019, total campaign spending by the 23 most prominent presidential hopefuls — including incumbent President Donald Trump…
25 Most Expensive Cities to Move
Fewer than two out of every three Americans lived in an urban area in the middle of the 20th century. Since then, millions of Americans have flocked to cities — and that trend is…
Worst Cities to Raise Children
Perhaps the most important environmental factor to a child’s development is the home — and conditions at home are largely up to the parents. There are, however, many other factors in a child’s surroundings…
Best Public High School in Every State
The majority of countries in the world guarantee the right to a free education in their constitutions — and many of those that do not are signatories to a U.N. treaty that protects the…
These States Are Spending the Most to Fund Their Residents Retirement
Every day, an estimated 10,000 Americans baby boomers retire — and unfortunately many of them will spend their golden years pinching pennies. According to a recent estimate released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office,…
Cities With the Most Gun Violence
We reviewed the number of firearm homicides in America’s 50 largest metro areas. Here are the 10 with the most gun violence.
23 Metro Areas Account for More Than Half of US $19.5 Trillion GDP
The United States is home to just 4% of the world’s population, yet it generates 24% of global economic output. Family businesses in small towns across the country and farms that cover millions of…