College Tuition Costs Soar
Bloomberg | READ STORY

The cost of higher education has jumped more than 13-fold in records dating to 1978, illustrating bloated tuition costs even as enrollment slows and graduates struggle to land jobs. The chart shows that tuition expenses have ballooned 1,225 percent in the 36-year period, compared with a 634 percent rise in medical costs and a 279 percent increase in the consumer price index.

Out of Reach: The Child Care Crisis in the United States
American Progress | READ STORY

The lack of affordable, high-quality child care has quickly become a crisis for families in the United States. According to the Center for American Progress, the current child care landscape is not working and is impacting children, families, and the economy.

The Countries With The Most Per Capita Road Deaths
World Health Organization | READ STORY

Every year, around 1.3 million people die in road traffic accidents worldwide, a higher annual death toll than from malaria. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that car crashes cost the global economy up to $500 billion each year, and they have become the leading cause of death for young people aged between 5 and 29.

What Makes A Bike-Friendly Community
Mode Shift | READ STORY

What are the key components that make a community bicycle-friendly? The League of American Bicyclists created an infographic to help answer those questions.

Smartphone Ownership and Internet Usage Continues to Climb in Emerging Economies
Pew Research Center | READ STORY

There has been a noticeable rise over the past two years in the percentage of people in the emerging and developing nations surveyed by Pew Research Center who say that they use the internet and own a smartphone.

Disparity in Life Spans of the Rich and the Poor Is Growing
NY Times | READ STORY

Experts have long known that rich people generally live longer than poor people. But, despite big advances in medicine, technology and education, the longevity gap between high-income and low-income Americans has been widening sharply.

4 Billion People at Risk as Water Table Dropping All Over the World
Common Dreams| READ STORY

A new analysis reveals that global water scarcity is a far greater problem than previously thought, affecting 4 billion people - two-thirds of the world's population - and will be one of the most difficult and important challenges of this century.

Huge Divide in Spending on Climate Change Adaptation
Carbon Brief | READ STORY

The amount of money going towards adapting to climate change in ten of the world's biggest cities has increased by a quarter in recent years, according to new research. Against a backdrop of a global recession, this might seem like good news. But representing at most 0.33% of a city's wealth, resilience-building is still a small fraction of total spending.