Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
New Feature: Voyeurism!
The oldest feature on the Slope of Hope is our custom-made comments system, which is where the community gathers 365/24/7. Everyone is welcome to Like and Dislike comments, and the sum total of those +1’s and -1’s is shown beneath any comments that have any Likes or Dislikes.

Introducing the World
It’s ready! It’s ready! I hope you enjoy our latest creation.
The Global Economic Charts page is a feature for Gold and Platinum subscribers that provide exclusive access to dozens of crucial economic charts for hundreds of countries. Virtually every country on the planet is covered, giving you access to thousands of charts spanning decades of historical data.
The initial presentation of this page provides access to any single chart for one country. The default choice is the GDP for the United States.

Global Video
Global Economic Charts!
We are continuing to add features to and clean up the fantastic new Global Economic Charts page, which is an exciting new feature for our Gold and Platinum members. I gave a sneak peek of this in Alpha mode last week, and we’re up to Beta mode now getting ready for Feature Complete. I will be fleshing out the documentation for this new Slope feature over the next day.

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