Daily chart: The purse of the one percent

Who controls the world’s wealth GLOBAL wealth has increased from $117 trillion in 2000 to $262 trillion this year. That comes to $56,000 for each adult on earth. But the fortune is far from evenly distributed. In 1906 the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto observed that 80{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} of land was owned by just 20…

Ezra Miller Makes History With ‘Flash’ Casting

Ezra Miller has been tapped to play The Flash in Warner Bros.’ new Justice League movie based on the DC Comics character. The film is due out in 2018. Miller, 22, is the first out LBGT actor to land a starring role in a major superhero movie. He’s known best for …

CTIA: Mobile carriers still need lighter net neutrality rules

CTIA President and CEO Meredith Attwell Baker speaks on Wednesday in a keynote session at the CTIA trade show in Las Vegas. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should not hold mobile carriers to the same net neutrality rules as it does for wired broadband providers because of unique mobile …

Jobless claims in the US slide to a 14-year low – Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science MonitorJobless claims in the US slide to a 14-year lowChristian Science MonitorJobless claims fell to a 14-year low last week, a positive signal that could counter doubts over whether the economy is shifting into a higher gear. Jobless claims dropped 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 264,000, the lowest level since 2000, …

George Will: Tackled by the Language Police

So let’s hope the Federal Communications Commission embraces the formal petition inciting it to deny licenses to broadcasters who use the word “Redskins” when reporting on the Washington Redskins. Using the FCC to break another private institution to the state’s saddle for the satisfaction of a clamorous faction illustrates how …