One In Each Hundred

[from Democracynow.org]
Record 1-in-100 Americans Behind Bars

A new report has found that a record 1-in-100 American adults are behind bars. According to the Pew Center, the prison population has grown by 25,000, even though the rate of violent crimes has decreased. 1-in-100 black women are jailed, compared to 1-in-350 white women. 1-in-36 Hispanic men and 1-in-15 black men are in jail or prison. The US has the highest rate of prisoners in the world, with more than 2.3 million people behind bars.

Regressive Antidote

http://www.regressiveantidote.net/Articles/Sore_Losermen.html

Drought

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/seasonal_drought.html

Worst Emitters

Australians named worst emitters *A survey of the world's power stations finds Australia to be the heaviest polluter per capita with the US second.
Full story:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/science/nature/7092989.stm