Demographics: MSU Billings enrollment down
We are seeing many colleges and universities reporting a decline in enrollment. Some of this may be due to prior pandemic restrictions and economic impacts, as well as current labor…
Demographics: Why populations are shrinking in rural America
Rural areas are becoming older because their existing populations are aging in place, and few young adults are moving in – and a higher retention rate of young adults isn’t…
Demographics: Russia’s population is cratering
Emigration, war and a plunging birth rate form a ‘perfect storm’ Source: Russia’s population is in historic decline from emigration, war and plunging birth rate | Fortune Russia’s population has…
Education: Average pay by education level
This is an average for everyone in each category. This should NOT be read as saying you’ll make $80,000 per year right after graduating from college – instead, this is…
Business: Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons/Safeway will not result in lower prices
It might result in higher profits, but not lower prices for consumers. Their goal is to turn grocery shopping into a surveillance service to better target you with advertising: One…
Public health: Germany to burn 800 million unused face masks
In early 2021, the world was consuming 3 million disposable face masks PER MINUTE. That means 180 million face masks disposed of every hour. Germany is set to burn almost…
Automation: Industrial and service robot usage growing rapidly
Robots are spreading at a record pace, from their traditional strongholds like making automobiles into nearly every other human endeavor. Source: Meet the Army of Robots Coming to Fill In…
Climate: Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil are authoritarian, anti-democracy groups
Activists say their goal is for just 3.5% of the population to engage in “civil disobedience” as that will be sufficient to control the other 96.5% of the population: In…
Demographics, Education: Universities faced with enrollment declines
Enrollment declines and underfunding have hit the higher education system hard. A number of colleges are in financial jeopardy. Source: Colleges struggle with enrollment declines, underfunding post-Covid The next cohorts…
Education, Public health: Schools were closed during Covid-19 to force parents to work from home
This is in the Netherlands -public health lied about everything: “This report confirms that the school closures were also taken to force parents to work from home,” AOb chairman Tamar…