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The United States in 2010: Triumphs and Challenges. I. Triumphs. American Affluence and Wealth. B. Public Education and Social Mobility. C. The Bill of Rights: Free Speech and Press. 2008 Index of Freedom. Life Expectancy (2008). D. Technology: Better and Longer Lives.
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I. Triumphs • American Affluence and Wealth
C. The Bill of Rights: Free Speech and Press 2008 Index of Freedom
Life Expectancy (2008) • D. Technology: Better and Longer Lives
Index of Inequality (2008) • A. Economic Challenges: Inequality and Global Recession
Evolution of Relative Wages, by Education Level, 1973 to 2005 Since the early 1980s, the relative wages of workers with a low education level have fallen; the relative wages of workers with a high education level have risen.
E. Environmental Challenges: Will You Live to Be A Grandparent?