Selections from the Harper's Index for January (not yet on-line):

• Chance that a Guantánamo detainee has been cleared for release or transfer but remains in prison there: 1 in 2

• Number of America's 93 federal prisons where sexual abuse or misconduct by employees has been reported since 2001: 92

• Percentage of Americans who think that "most Americans do not live up to their responsibilities" as citizens: 68

• Tons of CO2 that All Nippon Airways expects to save per month by asking passengers to use the bathroom before boarding: 4.2

• Number of registered drug lobbyists in Washington, D.C., for every member of Congress: 2

• Average amount spent on congressional lobbying, per day, by U.S. health care companies in 2009: $1,500,000