A prison-industrial complex by the numbers.

The share of global guns in the United States is at least ten times the country’s population share.

What is the U.S. share of the global problem compared to overall population share?

The “forgotten” Americans – to whom Trump solemnly promised that they would be forgotten no more – are likely to go empty-handed.

As the wealth of two-thirds of the world’s billionaires is based on inheritance, monopoly and cronyism, Trump will be among friends in Davos.

Those at the top of Wall Street finance know that what they do may be wrong – but not necessarily illegal. And so they carry on, under the “watchful” eye of US authorities.

Living under the modern conditions of “liquidity,” humans know that everything can happen—yet nothing can be done with confidence and certainty.

To rein in the present political “Age of Anger,” everyone must suspend the belief that their way of life is morally superior.

At the end of Trump’s first year in office, the U.S. faces graver challenges than in many generations.

Forget “fake news.” Here are some appetizing suggestions for what is really happening in the world.