"Each month, the Harper's Index provides a statistical snapshot of the world's economic, political, and cultural climate."
I thought it interesting how some of these items tied in with recent posting topics of mine...
Topic: Questions about prisons
-Number of U.S. counties where more than a fifth of “residents” are prison inmates: 21
-Number of these that are in Texas: 10
-Portion of New York Senate districts that would not meet the minimum population level without their inmates: 1/9
Topic: Rights, Oppression, and Poverty
-Percentage of African-American families that have zero or negative net worth: 31
-Chance that the family of an African-American child is too poor to qualify for the full U.S. child tax credit: 1 in 2
Topic: Marriage
-Percentage change in the amount of housework done by women after they marry for the first time: +17
-Percentage change in the amount done by men: -33
Topic: Youth Sexuality
-Rank of 2004 among years when the most U.S. babies were born out of wedlock: 1
Topic: World Cup Weirdness
-Miles from Berlin’s World Cup stadium that a four-story brothel has recently opened: 2
Topic: War and Peace
-Number of weapons that have been turned into tools for African farmers by a British nonprofit since 2001: 2,200
-Number of farm implements that a rocket launcher yields: 5
read the rest of it here.
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