Eight men have the same wealth as all the world’s poor.

Brothers and sisters, what are we doing wrong? According to data compiled by Oxfam: Eight men own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity, according to a new report published by Oxfam today to mark the annual meeting of political and business leaders in Davos. Here’s …

For some families, the housing crisis isn’t over

Far from it, according to this Governing article (and thanks, Kimberley, for sending it along). From the article: Governingcompiled data gauging the extent to which middle-income family-sized housing is available in the nation’s 25 largest cities. For each city, we calculated the amount that families earning the local median family income could afford to spend …

More on John Lott, gun fraud

Lott, an economist, was an early proponent of using data to study gun violence, and his work tended to be loved by gun lobbyists everywhere, but as his work came under scrutiny, hole upon hole was found in his research, and in his conclusions. Mother Jones profiles him here. And thanks, Leftover, for the link.