Share of population over 65: 12.1% Crime rate: 3,182 crimes per 100,000 people Median home value: $349,400 Life expectancy for population over 65: 85.3 years Retiree tax picture: One of the Least Tax-Friendly The Golden State could be a fool’s gold choice for...
For the first time, half of the members of the US Congress are millionaires, according to a wealth analysis. At least 268 of the 534 politicians in the Senate and House of Representatives had a net worth of $1m (£606,821) or more in 2012. Democrats were slightly...
Senate Democrats pledging to get more aggressive on climate change will soon pressure the major TV networks to give the topic far greater attention on the Sunday talking-head shows. Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, are gathering...
The Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 serves as a reminder that the abuse of power, secret dealings and bribery continue to ravage societies around the world. The Index scores 177 countries and territories on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). No...
Just what companies paying $4 million for 30 seconds of air time want to hear: 80 percent of Super Bowl commercials don’t work. That’s according to Communicus’ new study about advertising during the big game. Four out of five commercials during the...
‘It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as to be born,” James Joyce wrote famously in his masterpiece “Ulysses.” I recently had such an experience when my office manager—who protects me from the daily insurance grind of referrals...
