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Clooney's $15 million fund-raiser, and more
feature President Obama raised nearly $15 million in one night at a fund-raiser at the Los Angeles home of actor George Clooney.
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Where are the big Democratic donors? and more
feature The big Democratic donors who helped fuel Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign aren’t as enthusiastic this year.
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Weighing in on women's issues, and more
feature When the media covers women’s issues, men do most of the talking.
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Job openings go unfilled, and more
feature Manufacturers say they now need workers who are trained in the use of computers, automation, and other technologies.
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Out-of-wedlock births climb, and more
feature More than half of births to American women under the age of 30 now occur outside of marriage.
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Understanding the tax code, and more
feature In the course of the last decade, there have been 4,428 changes to the federal tax code, or more than one per day.
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A warm start to the year, and more
feature The U.S. just experienced the warmest start to a year since records began, in 1895.
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Suicides surpass motor vehicle deaths, and more
feature More Americans now take their own lives each year—about 37,000—than die in car crashes, a new study has found.
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The cost of the financial crisis, and more
feature The financial crisis may cost the U.S. almost $13 trillion.
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Estimating airstrike casualties, and more
feature Airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities could kill or injure more than 80,000 people, according to a recent study.
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A meagre session for Congress, and more
feature Congress has sent only 54 bills to President Obama so far this year, including 14 to rename post offices.
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A per capita view of Olympic medals, and more
feature The U.S. won 104 medals at the Olympic Games, the most of any country—but on a per capita basis, we ranked just 50th.
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The rising cost of social benefits
feature Federal and state governments spend nearly 66 cents of every dollar in revenue on social benefits.
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Meat consumption drops, and more
feature The Department of Agriculture has found that meat consumption in the U.S. has dropped 12.2 percent over the past five years.
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