The Voices of the Drought
It’s HOT outside. But hey, you knew that. 52 percent of the U.S. is experiencing moderate to exceptional drought conditions. So what about the farmers, how are they handling the heat? We asked them. Hear how farmers, small-business owners and local governments are dealing with the heat.
View a history of droughts above and how Congress acted.
I was in Texas last week where the yellow grass crunches under your feet and Austin’s Lake Travis is about 45 feet lower than it should be. -BdM
Here are a lot of charts about women in Washington and gender equality.
What is your answer for the above question?
Jim Tankersley shows us how the economy is looking through several handy charts.
These two charts show:
1. How unemployment is decreasing but way too many Americans are still jobless (that’s about 13 million).
2. There’s less demand than there was before the recession. One example is in construction. There is less of a demand from customers for construction companies which results in them not needing to hire more people.
Go here to view more charts and read Tankersley’s analysis.
