On AlterNet: statistics

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "statistics"

DHS Pumping Money into Drones for Domestic Surveillance, Hunting Immigrants and Seizing Pot

Tom Barry, AlterNet. January 16, 2012.

DHS has little to show for its drone spending spree other than stacks of seized marijuana and a few thousand immigrants who crossed the border without visas.

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Using Dodgy Statistics to Fuel Child Sex Slavery Panic

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 5, 2011.

Throwing wildly inflated numbers around doesn't help young people avoid falling into the horrific world of prostitution.

Two-Thirds of Arkansas Republicans Are Birthers, And Other Stats

Kos, Daily Kos. September 15, 2009.

In better news, the public option is supported among all age groups (including 50-42 among those older than 60), and both among blacks (81-5) and whites (51-43).

Polling Guru: Analysis Showing Iran Vote was Rigged Has Major Flaws

Staff, AlterNet. June 14, 2009.

Nate Silver, a respected statistician, says 'not so fast' ...

Solving the Mystery of the Richest Americans' Missing Wealth

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. April 20, 2009.

Families in the top 1 percent are grabbing a rising share of the nation’s income -- why does the data show no jump in their share of the wealth?

In a Perfect Storm of Economic Stagflation, the Yachting Set Says: "Let Them Eat Pizza"

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 31, 2008.

Officially, "stagflation" is a thing of the past, but a deeper look reveals a different, very painful reality for most Americans.

Here Are the Real Numbers That Tally Iraq's 'Progress'

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. September 10, 2007.

As Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus prepares to give his own cooked-up statistics on the 'progress' in Iraq, here's the rundown on the numbers that give the true picture of what a disaster the occupation has been.

Rise in Teen Marijuana Use Demonstrates Continued Failure of War on Drugs

Jag Davies, December 31, 1969.