A real-world analysis of a controversial prediction made 30 years ago concludes that economic growth cannot be sustained and we are on track for serious economic collapse this century.

"Perhaps the most striking fact revealed by the global financial crash -- or rather, by the reaction to it -- is the staggering, astonishing, gargantuan amount of money that the governments of the world have at their command."

The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more.[1] The median income is considered by many statisticians to be a better indicator than the average household income as it is not dramatically affected by unusually high or low values.

Food stamps are the symbol of poverty in the US. In the era of the credit crunch, a record 28 million Americans are now relying on them to survive – a sure sign the world's richest country faces economic crisis

Is capitalism is making us ill? Oliver James has another bite at the cherry in The Selfish Capitalist, says Madeleine Bunting

Young women with immigrant parents earn more money than their counterparts who have Canadian-born parents, according to a new study released yesterday by Statistics Canada.But young men with immigrant parents enjoy no such advantage - in fact, some visible minority men appear to have a significant disadvantage compared to their peers.

George Borjas's thoughts on immigration, labor markets, and random stuff

James Mann reveals himself in his new book -- his third on China -- as that rarest of creatures: A truly principled China watcher. By this I mean he cares more about human rights, democracy and the varied sufferings of the Chinese people than he does about maintaining good relations with the Chinese regime and its American business partners.