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Just the Facts: It's a Locking-People-Up Problem
by Robert Mellinger, Doug Pibelposted May 12, 2011 - The American problem with mass incarceration is less about crime than it is about how—and who—we lock up.
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Just the Facts: Should We Eat Animals?
by Alyssa B. Johnsonposted Feb 01, 2011 - We can feed the world and still eat meat—but only a little bit.
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Just the Facts :: Who Is Family Now?
by Alyssa B. Johnsonposted Nov 15, 2010 - Mixed-race couples, single parents–they're all part of the new "normal."
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Just the Facts :: Why Build Resilience?
by Kelly Sheaposted Aug 13, 2010 - Why build resilience now? Because here's what we can't rely on ...
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Just the Facts :: Water Edition
posted May 13, 2010 - 16 astonishing, sobering, and hopeful water facts.
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Just the Facts :: Water Footprints
by Berit Andersonposted May 13, 2010 - How much water do we use? More than any other country, it turns out. And we could save a lot.
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Just the Facts: Race-Based Economics
by Doug Pibelposted Mar 04, 2010 - We've made meaningful progress toward embracing our cultural diversity in the United States. But we've got a long way to go before we clean up the economic fallout from years of institutional racism.
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Just the Facts :: Why we can’t go back to the old economy
by Kim Eckart, Doug Pibel, Laura Kaliebeposted May 07, 2009 - We’re manufacturing money, not goods.
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Just the Facts :: Corporate Food
posted Feb 13, 2009 - Hunger. Pollution. Instability. Obesity. The problem with corporate food--by the numbers.
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Just the Facts :: Who’s Happier?
by Noah Grantposted Oct 31, 2008 - A better economy doesn't necessarily mean a happier country.
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Just the Facts :: How the Middle Class Got Stuck
by Noah Grant, Layla Aslani, Doug Pibelposted Jul 29, 2008 - Surging prices, stagnant wages, spiralling debt. This is what stuck feels like.
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Just the Facts: Foreign Aid vs. Military Spending
by Noah Grantposted May 22, 2008 - The U.S. spends piles of money on foreign aid, right? See how the spending actually stacks up. The U.S., with 300 million people, gives away $23.5 billion in non-military aid to developing countries. But the 333 million people in the next four countries spend almost double: $44.7 billion. Meanwhile, we account for 48% of the world’s $1.47 trillion spent on the military. And we’re tops per capita, too.
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Just the Facts :: Global Warming and Climate Solutions
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Just The Facts
by Catherine Bailey, Doug Pibelposted Aug 28, 2007 - Just The Facts: Who Profits from Corporate Power? Maybe what's good for corporations isn't good for us all. Check out the numbers.
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How Powerful? :: Just the Facts
posted Jul 29, 2007 - Just how powerful are corporations anyway? some quick facts
