#economic-impacts

#economic-impacts

Women are the fastest growing incarcerated population in the United States. The female incarceration rate has ballooned by more than 700% since 1980 - 172,700 women and girls were in jail or prison in 2023. A quarter of these (46,300) are confined because they were either refused bail or cannot afford it, rather than because they were found guilty of a crime. Over 14,000 are awaiting trial for drug-related offenses.

With advances in transportation, it's become easier than ever to visit nearly any point in the world that you might imagine. That's the good news; what complicates the matter is the challenge of visiting a new destination ethically, in a way that is respectful of local residents, the ecosystem and the history of the region. It's an ethos that's taken root in Hawaii, where a system of regenerative tourism is now in place.

The threat is so great, in fact, that any official tally of people killed in a fire most likely is wildly low, given that it counts obvious victims, not those who later died after inhaling its far-flung haze. Los Angeles' catastrophic blazes in January, for instance, killed 30 people according to authorities, but more like 440 according to scientists, who determined excess deaths at the time were likely due to smoke.

Tariffs will likely drive up costs for end customers in the long run as suppliers have to pass on those expenses, says Michael Bayer.