“Today the United States has the highest prison population in the world, over 2.1 million people. ... We lock people up at a rate that is seven to ten times that of any other democracy.” PeopleWorldStatesTodayUnitedMillionsUnited StatesDemocracyTenHighestPrisonSevenRatePopulationLocksPrison Population Book:Insecure at Last: Losing It in Our Security-Obsessed World Source: Insecure at Last: Losing It in Our Security-Obsessed World
“Seven million ship cargo containers come into the United States every year. Five to seven percent only are inspected - five to seven percent.” YearsStatesUnitedMillionsUnited StatesFivePercentSevenShipsContainersCargo Author:Irwin Redlener
“Workplaces need to respond to the reality of family life in the 21st century, and allowing employees to have seven sick days a year is a bare minimum, the fact that the United States is one of just a handful of countries that does not require paid family or sick leave is nothing short of shameful.” LifeNeedsYearsDoeCountryStatesFactsRealityUnitedUnited StatesCenturySickPaidSevenEmployeeAllowingMinimum21st CenturyWorkplaceHandfulFamily LifeShamefulSick DaysSick Leave Author:Rosa DeLauro
“I was appointed United States attorney on September 10, 2001. And I spent the next seven years of my career fighting terrorism and putting terrorists in jail.” YearsStatesFightingNextUnitedCareersUnited StatesSevenTerrorismTerroristJailSeptemberSeven YearsAttorneyFighting Terrorism Author:Chris Christie
“In the United States alone, we spend seven times as much on war as on education. There's something wrong there. On this Memorial Day, we should certainly honor those who have died at war, but we should dedicate this day, not so much to their memory, but to the search for a way to end the idiocy of the wars that killed them.” WayShouldWarEndsStatesMemoriesUnitedUnited StatesHonorDiedSevenThis DayMemorialMemorial DayIdiocyThose Who Have Died Author:Andy Rooney
“[I]f you look at United States history since World War II, you find that of the 10 presidents who preceded Barack Obama, seven left office with a debt ratio lower than when they came in. Who were the three exceptions? Ronald Reagan and the two George Bushes.” WorldLooksTwoWarStatesThreeLeftPresidentUnitedUnited StatesOfficeSevenDebtBarackWar Of The WorldsExceptionWorld War IiWorld War IRatios Author:Paul Krugman
“In 1961, the United States began chemical warfare in Vietnam, South Vietnam, chemical warfare to destroy crops and livestock. That went on for seven years. The level of poison - they used the most extreme carcinogen known: dioxin. And this went on for years.” YearsStatesUsedLevelsUnitedKnownUnited StatesSouthSevenExtremesPoisonChemicalsVietnamWarfareSeven YearsCropsLivestockChemical Warfare Author:Noam Chomsky