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Private consultants still raking in public pension fund fees

Amounts paid to outside investment consultants by big public pension funds as much as 36 percent of what these funds pay for their employees' salaries.

Pensions State government

Data viz illuminates state-by-state underemployment, 2003 to 2012

By Mike Alberti

Visualizing the added toll, including discouraged workers and other marginally attached workers.

Employment

Independent director pay at “top 50” companies

By Samantha Cook, Meade Klingensmith, Mike Alberti

Data visualizations show median, highest, and individual director pay; reveal change over time; rank...

Corporations

Abandonment of poor: much worse than you thought

Data Visualizations | By Mike Alberti

The maximum value of public assistance benefits has fallen dramatically in every state between 1970 and 2011 for families of three.

Poverty State government

Judicial vacancies: show us the numbers

Data Visualizations | By Meade Klingensmith, Mike Alberti

New tools allow easy access to and filtering of 12 years of data. How long did George W. Bush take to nominate? President Obama? For the Senate to act?

Law Politics