America’s Shrinking Grocery Bill
In 1984, the average U.S. household spent 16.8 percent of its annual post-tax income on food. By 2011, Americans spent only 11.2 percent. The U.S. devotes less of its income to food than any other country—half as mu ch as households in France and one-fourth of those in India.
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This Week Women Are 66% Harder to Find at Davos Than Anywhere Else
The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos has brought together more than 2,600 invitees from around the world to discuss business, politics, economics, justice, and policy. Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer and PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi are in attendence. They are joined by fewer than 500 other women.
Starbucks Thinks It Can Stop the Fiscal Cliff with These ‘Come Together’ Cups
Is this actually happening?
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A Giant Statistical Round-up of the Income Inequality Crisis in 16 Charts
Too see the other 14 charts, click here.
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— Derek Thompson, on the sneaky, complicated idea that could end the fiscal cliff showdown.
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an autobiography
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The loss of the Fung Wah bus service between Boston and New York inspired this parody: http://nyr.kr/XGaaWx
Lyrics and performance by Marc...
Cinemas.
In Nairobi Slum, Finding Safety In A Public Bathroom
by Julienne Gage“Step into Nairobi’s sprawling Kibera slum and it’s...
Here’s today’s Daily GIF!
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